embellish

verb (embellish, embellishes, embellished, embellishing)

«embellish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To make something more beautiful by adding decorations. tree →
To add extra details to a story to make it more exciting, often ones that are not true. tree →

In the lessons

In art and D&T, you embellish a card or bag with sequins and ribbons; in English and storytelling, you can embellish a story with details, but in real reports adding untrue details is dishonest; phrases: «embellish the truth», «embellished with gold».

Examples

We embellished our cards with glitter and stars. tree →
The queen's dress was embellished with pearls. tree →
Grandpa likes to embellish his fishing stories. tree →
Don't embellish the facts in a news report. tree →
She embellished her poem with lovely describing words. tree →
The book cover was embellished with gold letters. tree →

Note

Regular verb: embellishes, embellished. Noun: embellishment. When telling the truth matters, embellishing is close to lying.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «embellish» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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