See embellish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "The old book cover was embellished with golden letters",
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"ref": "1998, C.H. Knowles, “Henry III (1207-1272; r. 1216-72)”, in Medieval England: An Encyclopedia, Garland Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 345, column 2:",
"text": "He was a notable patron of the arts who lavishly embellished his royal residences and rebuilt and enlarged Westminster Abbey, destined as the burialplace of himself and many of his successors, in honor of his patron saint, Edward the Confessor.",
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"word": "美化"
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"word": "somistaa"
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"word": "bereichern"
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"word": "adornare"
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "飾る"
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
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"word": "آراستن"
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
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"_dis1": "90 1 9",
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "achalay"
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"word": "украша́ть"
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{
"_dis1": "90 1 9",
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],
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "sgeadaich"
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "embellecer"
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "försköna"
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{
"_dis1": "90 1 9",
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "förfina"
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{
"_dis1": "90 1 9",
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "utsmycka"
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{
"_dis1": "90 1 9",
"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "süslemek"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 1 9",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"word": "güzelleştirmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 1 9",
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"roman": "prykrašáty",
"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "прикраша́ти"
},
{
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"roman": "prykrášuvaty",
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],
"word": "прикра́шувати"
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
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],
"word": "прикра́си́ти"
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"ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:",
"text": "A Scythian Shepherd, so imbelliſhed\nWith Natures pride, and richeſt furniture?\nHis looks do menace heauen & dare the Gods,\nHis fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth.",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian, London:",
"text": "Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.",
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]
],
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],
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"text": "to embellish a story, the truth",
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}
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],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jammala",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "جَمَّلَ"
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{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zaḵrafa",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "زَخْرَفَ"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "點綴"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diǎnzhui",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "点缀"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "修飾"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiūshì",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "修饰"
},
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"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "kaunistella"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "parannella"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "embellir"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "ausschmücken"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "verbrämen"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "schönreden"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "verschönern"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "idealisieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "kaschieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "exoraḯzo",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "εξωραΐζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "szépít"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "kiszínez"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "imbellettare"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "abbellire"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "impreziosire"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 6 81",
"alt": "おひれをつける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ohire-o tsukeru",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "尾鰭を付ける"
},
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "maihi"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "whakamōmona kōrero"
},
{
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "whakahaumako"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "embelezar"
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{
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"roman": "priukrášivatʹ",
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"word": "приукра́шивать"
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
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"sense": "to make more beautiful and attractive",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "點綴"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "diǎnzhui",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "点缀"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "修飾"
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"word": "kaunistella"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "parannella"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "embellir"
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"word": "ausschmücken"
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "verbrämen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "schönreden"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "verschönern"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "idealisieren"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "kaschieren"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "exoraḯzo",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "εξωραΐζω"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "szépít"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "kiszínez"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "imbellettare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "abbellire"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "impreziosire"
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"word": "尾鰭を付ける"
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "maihi"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "whakamōmona kōrero"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "whakahaumako"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "embelezar"
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"roman": "priukrášivatʹ",
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"code": "gd",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "sgeadaich"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "adornar"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "atildar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make sound or look better",
"word": "försköna"
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"sense": "to make sound or look better",
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