decorate
Syllables: dec·or·ate/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/
decorate verb: to furnish with decorations.
Verb
decorate (third-person singular simple present decorates, present participle decorating, simple past and past participle 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.
- We moved in over a month ago but we still haven't gotten started on decorating.
- 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.
Adjective
decorate (comparative more decorate, superlative most decorate)
decorate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
decorate in Hindi
- to furnish with decorations
- सजाना sajānā
decorate in Tamil
- அலங்கரி
decorate in Marathi
- to furnish with decorations
- सजवणे sajavṇe
decorate in Urdu
- آراستہ کرنا, مزیئن کرنا, رچانا, سجانا
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- decorate in Bengali
- সাজানো śajanō
- decorate in Telugu
- అలంకరించు alaṅkariñcu
- decorate in Malayalam
- അലങ്കരിക്കുക alaṅkarikkuka
- decorate in Kannada
- ಕೆಯ್ಗೆಯ್, ಕಯ್ಗೆಯ್, ಕೆಯ್ಗೆಯ್ಸು, ಕಯ್ಗೆಯ್ಸು
- decorate in Punjabi
- ਸਜਣਾ sajṇā
- decorate in Odia
- ସଜାଇବ sajāiba
- decorate in Sanskrit
- सज्जयति sajjayati
- decorate in Assamese
- সজোৱা xozüa
- decorate in Persian
- آراستن ârâstan, زینت کردن zinat kardan
- decorate in Vietnamese
- trang trí
Examples of decorate in a sentence
- It's not that their interior decorating is horrible; it's just that, well, it's so corporate.
- You can decorate the new room, but don't go overboard with surreal paintings.
- If you see the decorating style in his living room, you'll know that he's a gold bug.
Synonyms of decorate
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Antonyms
Forms of decorate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | decorates |
| present participle | decorating |
| past participle | decorated |
| past | decorated |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more decorate |
| superlative | most decorate |
Origin of decorate
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”).
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.
Words formed from decorate
Questions about decorate
- What does decorate mean?
- Decorate means to furnish with decorations.
- What is decorate in Hindi?
- Decorate in Hindi is सजाना (sajānā). See Decorate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is decorate?
- Decorate can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce decorate?
- Decorate is pronounced /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of decorate?
- The past tense of decorate is decorated.
Words near decorate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: decorate (page history and authors); decorate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decorate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); সাজানো (Bengali) (page history and authors); decorate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸਜਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ସଜାଇବ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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