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English Dictionary: decorate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for decorate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decorate v make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" Synonym(s): decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" Synonym(s): deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military" provide with decoration; "dress the windows" Synonym(s): dress, decorate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decorate \Dec"orate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.] To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate* the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms. --Thackeray. Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See {Adorn}. {Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375.