embellecer — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
embellecer is used for these senses in English:
- beautify (transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- embellish To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
- embellish To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
- gussy up (informal, intransitive) To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.
- prettify To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]
beautify — full definition
- verb To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- verb To become beautiful.
- verb To make oneself beautiful.
- verb Synonym of pretty-print.
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.