"decorate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/ Audio: en-us-decorate.ogg [US] Forms: decorates [present, singular, third-person], decorating [participle, present], decorated [participle, past], decorated [past]
Etymology: From Latin decoratus, past participle of decorare (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{der|en|la|decoratus}} Latin decoratus, {{m|la|decorare||to adorn, distinguish, honor}} decorare (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”), {{m|la|decus||ornament, grace, dignity, honor}} decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”), {{m|la|decor||elegance, grace, beauty, ornament}} decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), {{m|la|decet||adorn, befit}} decet (“adorn, befit”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} decorate (third-person singular simple present decorates, present participle decorating, simple past and past participle decorated)
  1. (transitive) To furnish with decorations. Tags: transitive Translations (to furnish with decorations): زين (zayyin) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), զարդարել (zardarel) (Armenian), সজোৱা (xozüa) (Assamese), украсявам (ukrasjavam) (Bulgarian), декори́рам (dekoríram) (Bulgarian), decorar (Catalan), 裝飾 (Chinese Mandarin), 装饰 (zhuāngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 布置 (bùzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), takla (Cornish), zdobit (Czech), sieren (Dutch), opsmukken (Dutch), decoreren (Dutch), ornami (Esperanto), dekori (Esperanto), somistaa (Finnish), koristella (Finnish), koristaa (Finnish), décorer (French), orner (French), decorar (Galician), ausschmücken (German), dekorieren (German), διακοσμώ (diakosmó) (Greek), עיטר (itér) (Hebrew), קישט (kishét) (Hebrew), सजाना (sajānā) (Hindi), díszít (Hungarian), feldíszít (Hungarian), dekorál (Hungarian), maisigh (Irish), decorare (Italian), 飾る (kazaru) (alt: かざる) (Japanese), 装飾する (sōshoku-suru) (alt: そうしょくする) (Japanese), сәндеу (sändeu) (Kazakh), 꾸미다 (kkumida) (Korean), decorō (Latin), como (Latin), അലങ്കരിക്കുക (alaṅkarikkuka) (Malayalam), whakarārakei (Maori), nakonako (Maori), garnysshen (Middle English), mupuranga (Nheengatu), mpuranga (Nheengatu), dekorere (Norwegian Bokmål), decorar (Occitan), hrēodan (Old English), آراستن (ârâstan) (Persian), زینت کردن (zinat kardan) (Persian), dekorować (Polish), zdobić (Polish), decorar (Portuguese), k'achanchay (Quechua), adubêr (Romagnol), decora (Romanian), orna (Romanian), украша́ть (ukrašátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), укра́сить (ukrásitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), декори́ровать (dekorírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), सज्जयति (sajjayati) (Sanskrit), sgeadaich (Scottish Gaelic), decorar (Spanish), dekorera (Swedish), అలంకరించు (alaṅkariñcu) (Telugu), yät- (Tocharian B), trang trí (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-decorate-en-verb-BFzJml64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 6 5 6 39 Disambiguation of 'to furnish with decorations': 96 1 0 2 2
  2. (transitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth): ремонтирам (remontiram) (Bulgarian), реновирам (renoviram) (Bulgarian), zdobit (Czech), somistaa (Finnish), décorer (French), (to renovate) renovieren (German), tapezieren (english: to paper) (German), weißeln (english: to paint white) (German), עיטר (itér) (Hebrew), קישט (kishét) (Hebrew), 模様替えをする (moyōgae o suru) (Japanese), whakarārakei (Maori), nakonako (Maori), mupuranga (Nheengatu), mpuranga (Nheengatu), innrede (Norwegian Bokmål), innreie (Norwegian Nynorsk), decorar (Occitan), آراستن (ârâstan) (Persian), decorar (Portuguese), sgeadaich (Scottish Gaelic), inreda (Swedish), అలంకరించు (alaṅkariñcu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-decorate-en-verb-ZAPA5mgO Disambiguation of Appearance: 1 89 1 2 6 Disambiguation of 'to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth': 7 70 15 1 6
  3. (intransitive) To decorate an interior space, as a house, room, or office. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-decorate-en-verb-cnUhyAN5
  4. (transitive) To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-decorate-en-verb-nazAmO0Z
  5. (programming, transitive) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-decorate-en-verb-lvqBO2vn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 6 5 6 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 6 5 5 52 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decorative, decorator, decoratress, decoratrix, redecorate Related terms: decoration, beautiful

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "dekoríram",
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          "word": "декори́рам"
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          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "裝飾"
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          "roman": "bùzhì",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "布置"
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          "word": "takla"
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          "word": "zdobit"
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          "word": "sieren"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "opsmukken"
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          "word": "dekori"
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          "word": "somistaa"
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          "word": "koristella"
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          "word": "orner"
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          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "ausschmücken"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "dekorieren"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diakosmó",
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          "word": "διακοσμώ"
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          "code": "he",
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          "roman": "itér",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "עיטר"
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          "roman": "kishét",
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          "word": "קישט"
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          "roman": "sajānā",
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          "word": "सजाना"
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          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "díszít"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "feldíszít"
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        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "dekorál"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "maisigh"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
          "word": "decorare"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 2",
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          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
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          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
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          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
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          "_dis1": "96 1 0 2 2",
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          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
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          "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
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          "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
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          "word": "模様替えをする"
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          "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "bedizen"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "befrill"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "bejewel"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "beset"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "bestar"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "boss"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "brocade"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "caparison"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "chase"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "coffer"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "depaint"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "do out"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "emboss"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "emblazon"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "embroider"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "enamel"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "enchase"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "enlimn"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "feague"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "festoon"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "filigree"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "fledge"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "flint"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "flounce"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "fringe"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "gaud"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "goth up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "hang"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "illuminate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "impearl"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "mat"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "overdecorate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "pimp up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "pink"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "pipe"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "purfle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "purl"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "quill"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "redecorate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "redress"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "ribbon"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "swag"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "trim"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "tuft"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "varnish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "wainscot"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "window-dress"
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        "(transitive) To furnish with decorations."
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          "text": "He was a decorated soldier who served in three wars.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment."
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        "(transitive) To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment."
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "adorn"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "apparel"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "array"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "beautify"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "bedeck"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "betrim"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "decorate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "decore"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "deck"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "deck out"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "do up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "dress up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "dub"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "embellish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "garnish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "grace"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "ornament"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "prettify"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:decorate",
      "word": "pretty up"
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    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zayyin",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "زين"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "zardarel",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "զարդարել"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "xozüa",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "সজোৱা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ukrasjavam",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "украсявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dekoríram",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "декори́рам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "裝飾"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuāngshì",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "装饰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùzhì",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "布置"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "takla"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "zdobit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "sieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "opsmukken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decoreren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "ornami"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "dekori"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "somistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "koristella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "koristaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "décorer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "orner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "ausschmücken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "dekorieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diakosmó",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "διακοσμώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "itér",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "עיטר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kishét",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "קישט"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sajānā",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "सजाना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "díszít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "feldíszít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "dekorál"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "maisigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decorare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かざる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kazaru",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "飾る"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そうしょくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōshoku-suru",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "装飾する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "sändeu",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "сәндеу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkumida",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "꾸미다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decorō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "como"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "alaṅkarikkuka",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "അലങ്കരിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "whakarārakei"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "nakonako"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "garnysshen"
    },
    {
      "code": "yrl",
      "lang": "Nheengatu",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "mupuranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "yrl",
      "lang": "Nheengatu",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "mpuranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "dekorere"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "hrēodan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ârâstan",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "آراستن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zinat kardan",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "زینت کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "dekorować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "zdobić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "k'achanchay"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "adubêr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "orna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukrašátʹ",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "украша́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukrásitʹ",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "укра́сить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dekorírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "декори́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sajjayati",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "सज्जयति"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "sgeadaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "decorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "dekorera"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "alaṅkariñcu",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "అలంకరించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "yät-"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to furnish with decorations",
      "word": "trang trí"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "remontiram",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "ремонтирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "renoviram",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "реновирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "zdobit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "somistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "décorer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "(to renovate) renovieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "to paper",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "tapezieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "to paint white",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "weißeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "itér",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "עיטר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kishét",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "קישט"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "moyōgae o suru",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "模様替えをする"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "whakarārakei"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "nakonako"
    },
    {
      "code": "yrl",
      "lang": "Nheengatu",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "mupuranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "yrl",
      "lang": "Nheengatu",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "mpuranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "innrede"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "innreie"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "decorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ârâstan",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "آراستن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "decorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "sgeadaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "inreda"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "alaṅkariñcu",
      "sense": "to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth",
      "word": "అలంకరించు"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decorate"
}

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