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embellisht

embellisht is the simple past and past participle of embellish.

Meaning of embellish

Verb

embellish (third-person singular simple present embellishes, present participle embellishing, simple past and past participle embellished)

  1. To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
    • The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
  2. (broadly) 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.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  3. 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

Questions about embellisht

What is embellisht the simple past and past participle of?
Embellisht is the simple past and past participle of embellish.

Words near embellisht in the dictionary

  1. embellishing
  2. embellishingly
  3. embellishings
  4. embellishment
  5. embellishments
  6. embellisht
  7. ember
  8. ember attack
  9. ember attacks
  10. Ember day
  11. Ember days

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