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- [dek-uh-reyt]
- /ˈdɛk əˌreɪt/
- /ˈdekəreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dek-uh-reyt]
- /ˈdɛk əˌreɪt/
Definitions of decorate word
- verb decorate If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it. 3
- verb decorate If you decorate a room or the inside of a building, you put new paint or wallpaper on the walls and ceiling, and paint the woodwork. 3
- verb decorate If something decorates a place or an object, it makes it look more attractive. 3
- verb decorate If someone is decorated, they are given a medal or other honour as an official reward for something that they have done. 3
- verb decorate to make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc 3
- verb decorate to paint or wallpaper (a room, house, etc) 3
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Origin of decorate
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin decorātus (past participle of decorāre), equivalent to decor- (stem of decus) an ornament, splendor, honor (see decent) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Decorate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decorate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
decorate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for decorate
verb decorate
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- deck — A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
- spruce up — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
Antonyms for decorate
verb decorate
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
Top questions with decorate
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