decorate
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decorate¹
- /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/
Where it comes from
From Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participle of decorō (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”, decor- in compounds), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”).
verb decorates · decorating · decorated
- To furnish with decorations. We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles.
- To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office. There's some paint left over from when we decorated the guest bedroom.
- To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office. People tend to decorate for the holidays or special events.
- To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment. He was decorated for his service in three wars.
- To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item. It makes sure that the field name argument is not empty, and that the field specified there is an actual existing field in the class which declares the method decorated with this attribute.
Similar: adore, adorn, apparel, array, invest, detail, beautify, bedeck, betrim, commend, decorate, decore, deck, deck out, do up, dress up, dub, embellish, enrich, garnish, grace, mangonize, ornament, prettify, pretty up · Opposite: deface, disfigure, defigure, distort
decorate²
Where it comes from
From Middle English decorat (“decorated, adorned”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Originally also used as the past participle of decorate; compare generate or communicate.
adjective more decorate · most decorate
- decorated, adorned
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ornament, adorn, embellish, dress, deck, beautify, grace, decorative, bedeck, bedight, paint, gild, redecorate, trim, admire, garnish
Translations
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verb to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth
| 日本語 | 模様替えをする moyōgae o suru |
|---|---|
| Português | decorar |
| Français | décorer |
| Deutsch | tapezieren, streichen, ausschmücken |
| עברית | עיטר itér, קישט kishét |
verb to furnish with decorations
| Español | decorar, engalanar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꾸미다 kkumida |
| 日本語 | 飾る kazaru, 装飾する sōshoku-suru |
| 中文 | 裝飾 /装饰 zhuāngshì, 布置 bùzhì |
| हिन्दी | सजाना sajānā |
| Português | decorar |
| Français | décorer, orner |
| Deutsch | ausschmücken, dekorieren |
| Italiano | decorare |
| Ελληνικά | διακοσμώ diakosmó |
| Română | decora, orna |
| Русский | украша́ть ukrašátʹ, укра́сить ukrásitʹ, декори́ровать dekorírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | trang trí |
| עברית | עיטר itér, קישט kishét |
verb to honour by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment
| Ελληνικά | παρασημοφορώ parasimoforó |
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