embellish
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embellish
- /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/
- /ɛm-/
Where it comes from
From Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, from em- + bel.
verb embellishes · embellishing · embellished
- To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate. The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
- To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary. A Scythian Shepherd, so imbelliſhed With Natures pride, and richeſt furniture? His looks do menace heauen & dare the Gods, His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth.
- To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie. to embellish a story, the truth
Similar: adorn, beautify, decorate, deck, embroider, grace, ornament, prettify
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verb to make more beautiful and attractive
| Español | embellecer, hermosear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 飾る kazaru |
| 中文 | 美化 měihuà, 修飾 /修饰 xiūshì |
| Português | embelezar |
| Français | embellir |
| Deutsch | bereichern, schmücken, verschönern |
| Italiano | abbellire, agghindare, impreziosire, adornare, infronzolare |
| Ελληνικά | διακοσμώ diakosmó, στολίζω stolízo |
| Русский | украша́ть ukrašátʹ, укра́сить ukrásitʹ |
| العربية | جَمَّلَ jammala, زَخْرَفَ zaḵrafa, وَشى |
verb to make sound or look better
| Español | adornar, atildar, embellecer |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 尾鰭を付ける ohire-o tsukeru |
| 中文 | 點綴 /点缀 diǎnzhui, 修飾 /修饰 xiūshì |
| Português | embelezar |
| Français | embellir |
| Deutsch | ausschmücken, verbrämen, schönreden, verschönern, idealisieren, kaschieren |
| Italiano | imbellettare, abbellire, impreziosire |
| Ελληνικά | εξωραΐζω exoraḯzo |
| Русский | приукра́шивать priukrášivatʹ |
| العربية | جَمَّلَ jammala, زَخْرَفَ zaḵrafa |
Talk about this word "embellish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embellish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. embellish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embellish "embellish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embellish.Cite this
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title = {embellish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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