Hypertext Webster Gateway: "embellishing"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Embellish \Em*bel"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F.
embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See
{Beauty}.]
To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to
adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with
shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or
style with metaphors.

Syn: To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish;
enrich; ornament; illustrate. See {Adorn}.


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