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- \im-ˈbe-lish\
- /ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ/
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- \im-ˈbe-lish\
Definitions of embellish word
- noun embellish Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. 1
- transitive verb embellish adorn 1
- transitive verb embellish add fanciful detail to 1
- verb embellish If something is embellished with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive. 0
- verb embellish If you embellish a story, you make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue. 0
- verb embellish to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn 0
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Parts of speech for Embellish
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embellish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for embellish
verb embellish
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- adorn — If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
Antonyms for embellish
verb embellish
- denude — To denude an area means to destroy the plants in it.
- simplify — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- lessen — to become less.
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