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Definition of embellish
embellisher
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Examples of embellish in a Sentence
a book embellished with colorful illustrations
He embellished his speech with a few quotations.
Recent Examples of embellish from the Web
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It is embellished with tiny beads in the black flower centers.
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The 38-year-old reality TV star and 23-year-old Bendjima were spotted boating in St. Tropez, France, on Monday, with the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star showing off her toned and tanned body in a black, embellished one-piece.
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This embellished and embroidered canvas tote is a fun carry-all for days at the beach.
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And the president frequently embellished details during his speech, or told outright falsehoods.
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More specifically, the lawsuit contends that Lewis embellished and that the NCAA facilitated that embellishment in order to burnish the case against Ole Miss.
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Some custom pieces are embellished with (thoroughly cleaned) animal bones.
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During his closing argument Friday, Carter asserted that the victim's mother embellished details since her statement to police four years ago.
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Both ladies’ videos are embellished by elaborate costume choices, provocative dance moves, and timely political messages.
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Did You Know?
Like its synonyms adorn, ornament, and garnish, embellish means to make something beautiful by the addition of a decorative or fanciful feature. Traditionally, the word is used specifically to stress the addition of superfluous or adventitious ornament, as in "The printer embellished the page with a floral border." Embellish differs from its synonyms, however, in that it is sometimes used in a euphemistic way to refer to the inclusion of details that are not necessarily true to make a story sound more appealing. The word derives via Middle English from the Anglo-French verb embelir, from en- and bel ("beautiful").
Origin and Etymology of embellish
Middle English, from Anglo-French embeliss-, stem of embelir, from en- + bel beautiful — more at beauty
Synonym Discussion of embellish
EMBELLISH Defined for English Language Learners
embellish
playDefinition of embellish for English Language Learners
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: to decorate (something) by adding special details and features : to make (something) more appealing or attractive
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