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Decorate Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Decorate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

"Decorate the room for the party"

"beautify yourself for the special day"

2

be beautiful to look at

"Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

3

award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to

"He was decorated for his services in the military"

4

provide with decoration

"dress the windows"

5

To furnish with decorations.

"We spent all afternoon decorating the living room for the holiday party."

Example Sentences
"Decorate the room for the party" verb
"beautify yourself for the special day" verb
"Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" verb
"He was decorated for his services in the military" verb
"dress the windows" verb
See Also
decoration decorative furnish pipe decorating overwork dolly varden cake trick out
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change be honor arrange
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
wreathe encrust braid embroider stick illustrate garland fledge spangle foliate flag caparison bead pipe applique gild the lily vermiculate smock hang prank tinsel tart up stucco redecorate panel bejewel fillet scallop bedizen dress ship trim deck festoon enamel inlay lacquer gild illuminate emblazon color fringe fret landscape ornament
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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