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decorar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decorate verb To add ornaments or decorations to something, or to improve the appearance of a room or building.
  • memorize verb To learn something so thoroughly that you can recall it exactly, without needing to check.
  • ornament noun A decorative object or detail added to make something more attractive.
  • remember verb To bring something back to mind from memory.
  • trim verb To cut away excess from something to neaten it.

Senses

decorar is used for these senses in English:

  • commit to memory To learn by heart, to memorize.
  • decorate (ambitransitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
  • memorize To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.
  • ornament To decorate.
  • remember To memorize; to put something into memory.
  • trim (dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.

decorate — full definition

  1. verb To add ornaments or decorations to something, or to improve the appearance of a room or building.
  2. verb To honour someone by awarding them a medal, ribbon, or similar mark of distinction.

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