bedeck

verb

be·​deck bi-ˈdek How to pronounce bedeck (audio)
bē-
bedecked; bedecking; bedecks

transitive verb

1
: to clothe with finery : deck
2

Examples of bedeck in a Sentence

bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party the ladies arrived bedecked in furs
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And, most explosively, prim and proper Aurora Fain, who bedecked herself in geegaws for a night at the opera, is left reeling after her husband announces he’s fallen in love with another woman. Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025 Reenactors came not only from the New England states but also from up and down the East Coast bedecked in period garb and detail. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025 When bedecking your bed in the form of easy-breezy sheets, though, Peacock will take on a summery kind of joie de vivre. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 June 2025 The walls are bedecked with paintings by O’Keeffe, Rembrandt, Monet, Picasso, Warhol, and Rothko. Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedeck

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedeck was in 1565

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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedeck. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

bedeck

verb
be·​deck bi-ˈdek How to pronounce bedeck (audio)
: to dress up with showy things
bedecked in furs and jewels

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