adornare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adorn verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
- embellish verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
- garnish verb To decorate a dish of food with a small extra item, or more generally to decorate or embellish something.
- gild verb To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
- grace noun Smooth, elegant movement or manner.
Senses
adornare is used for these senses in English:
- embellish To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
- garnish To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
- gild (transitive) To adorn.
- gild (transitive) To give a brilliant colour or flush to one's face; (also) to make appear drunk.
- grace (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- spruce up (idiomatic) To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly; to smarten.
embellish — full definition
- verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
- verb To make a story sound more interesting or impressive than it really is, often by exaggerating or adding invented details.
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