decorate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To furnish with decorations.
2. (ambitransitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
3. (ambitransitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
4. (transitive) To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
5. (transitive) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.

Adj

decorated, adorned

Synonyms

adorn

embellish

ornament

beautify

make beautiful

garnish

deck

bedeck

trim

grace

dress

👗

dress up

paint

festoon

emblazon

furnish

spruce up

arrange

prepare

illuminate

hang

array

deck out

bejewel

dye

spangle

coat

🧥

be embellished

award

carve

confer a decoration

fancify

caparison

set

write

✍️

improve

jewel

fix

fix up

cover

embroider

enamel

colour

color

clothe

animate

circumvent

change

draw

celebrate

Translations

décorer

orner

decorare

schmücken

decorar

adornar

decorar

adornare

verzieren

embellir

versieren

adornar

dekorieren

tooien

parer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participle of decorō (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”, decor- in compounds), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”).