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adornar — 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.

Senses

adornar 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.
  • titivate To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.

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.

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