- 1. v. t. To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. Source: opted
- 2. v. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. Source: wordnet
- 3. v. be beautiful to look at Source: wordnet
- 4. v. award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to Source: wordnet
- 5. v. provide with decoration Source: wordnet
- 6. To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated her arms. Thackeray. Syn. -- To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See Adorn. Decorated style (Arch.), a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to a. d. 1375. Source: webster
- 7. To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary;to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; todecorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate themind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors.Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets decorated herarms. Thackeray. Source: adambom
- 8. v:100 v. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. v. award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to Source: ecdict
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