embellish

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb add details to
  2. verb be beautiful to look at
  3. verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

Etymology

From Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, from em- + bel.

In classic literature

Synonyms

embroider, pad, lard, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise

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