embellish

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Learn the meaning of embellish with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

embellish

(verb)

Meaning

to make something more attractive

Example

"To make her story more interesting, Clara decided to embellish the details."

Synonyms

decorateenhanceadorn

Antonyms

simplifyreduce

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'embellire', meaning to make beautiful.
Related word forms
  • verb: embellished
  • adjective: embellished