bedeck

Meaning

1. To deck, ornament, or adorn
2. 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

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.