приукра́шивать — meaning in English

English meaning

• embellish verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
• embroider verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.

Senses

приукра́шивать is used for these senses in English:

• embellish To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
• embroider (figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

embellish — full definition

1. verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
2. verb To make a story sound more interesting or impressive than it really is, often by exaggerating or adding invented details.

embroider — full definition

1. verb To decorate fabric with a needle and coloured thread in a pattern or design.
2. verb To add extra, often exaggerated or invented, details to a story to make it more interesting.

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