"decorate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛkəreɪt/ Audio: en-us-decorate.ogg [US] Forms: decorate [canonical], decorates [third-person, singular], decorated [past], decorated [past, participle], decorating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|decorat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you decorate something, you make it look nice, usually by putting something pretty on it or painting it.
    Sense id: simple-decorate-en-verb-h6ffSlmV
  2. If x decorates y, y looks nice because x is on or close to it.
    Sense id: simple-decorate-en-verb-myRtmm1P
  3. If you decorate someone, you give them a medal for doing something brave or good.
    Sense id: simple-decorate-en-verb-H7nspM5S
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        {
          "text": "We're going to decorate our Christmas tree tonight."
        },
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          "text": "The men sat in large uncomfortable wooden chairs decorated with carvings of flowers."
        },
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        {
          "text": "In her room, photos decorated the white walls."
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "He was decorated by the president for saving several men who had been shot."
        }
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