"decorate" | Definition and Related Words

decorate

Verb

Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. (synset 201679858)
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
subtypes:
- wreathe - decorate or deck with wreaths
- beset, encrust, incrust - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
- braid - decorate with braids or ribbons
- broider, embroider - decorate with needlework
- stick - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- illustrate - supply with illustrations
- garland - adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
- fledge, flight - decorate with feathers
- bespangle, spangle - decorate with spangles
- foliate - decorate with leaves
- flag - decorate with flags
- bard, barde, caparison, dress up - put a caparison on
- bead - decorate by sewing beads onto
- pipe - trim with piping
- applique - sew on as a decoration
- gild the lily, paint the lily - adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
- vermiculate - decorate with wavy or winding lines
- smock - embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally
- hang - decorate or furnish with something suspended
- prank - dress or decorate showily or gaudily
- tinsel - adorn with tinsel
- tart up - decorate in a cheap and flashy way
- stucco - decorate with stucco work
- redecorate - redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- panel - decorate with panels
- bejewel, jewel - adorn or decorate with precious stones
- filet, fillet - decorate with a lace of geometric designs
- scallop - decorate an edge with scallops
- bedizen - decorate tastelessly
- dress ship - decorate a ship with flags
- dress, garnish, trim - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- trim - decorate, as with ornaments
- bedeck, bedight, deck - decorate
- festoon - decorate with strings of flowers
- enamel - coat, inlay, or surface with enamel
- inlay - decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
- lacquer - coat with lacquer
- begild, engild, gild - decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
- illuminate - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
- blazon, emblazon - decorate with heraldic arms
- color, colour, emblazon - decorate with colors
- fringe - adorn with a fringe
- fret - decorate with an interlaced design
- landscape - embellish with plants
same as: adorn, beautify, embellish, grace, ornament

verb group: ornament - be an ornament to
Be beautiful to look at (synset 202754802)
"Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

subtypes: ornament - be an ornament to

same as: adorn, beautify, deck, embellish, grace
Award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to (synset 202552743)
"He was decorated for his services in the military"

is a type of: honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon
Provide with decoration (synset 201469172)
"dress the windows"

is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order

same as: dress

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