bedeck

Meaning

1. (transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn
2. (transitive) to grace.

Synonyms

decorate

embellish

adorn

ornament

deck

garnish

trim

festoon

beautify

grace

furnish

spruce up

array

bedight

duck

🦆

elude

dress

👗

evade

dodge

fit out

clothe

garb

circumvent

bedizen

jewel

avoid

outfit

set

shirk

sidestep

steer clear of

avert

accoutre

Translations

adornar

versieren

schmücken

tooien

verzieren

decorar

adornar

ornamentar

ornamentar

adornare

sieren

orner

ausputzen

decorare

decoreren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈdɛk/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: bedekke

Cognate with Dutch: bedekken

Cognate with German: bedecken

Cognate with Swedish: betäcka

In summary

From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.