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Verb adorn has 3 senses
- adorn(v = verb.creation) beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" is one way to alter, change, modify
- adorn(v = verb.stative) beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace - be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" is one way to be
- adorn(v = verb.social) clothe, invest - furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors; Array is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit
Derived form noun adornment2
Sample sentence:
They adorn the halls with holly
Derived form noun adornment1
Sample sentence:
Holly flowers adorn the halls
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
CIDE DICTIONARY
adorn, v. t. [OE. aournen, anournen, adornen, OF. aorner, fr. L. aaornare; ad + ornare to furnish, embellish. See Adore, Ornate.].
To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive. [1913 Webster]
"As a bride adorneth herself with her jewels."
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"At church, with meek and unaffected grace,
His looks adorned the venerable place." [1913 Webster]
His looks adorned the venerable place." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To deck; decorate; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace; dignify; exalt; honor.
adorn, n.
Adornment. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
adorn, a.
Adorned; decorated. Milton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adorn, v.tr.
1 add beauty or lustre to; be an ornament to.
2 furnish with ornaments; decorate.
1 add beauty or lustre to; be an ornament to.
2 furnish with ornaments; decorate.
Derivative
adornment n.
Etymology
ME f. OF ao(u)rner f. L adornare (as AD-, ornare furnish, deck)
THESAURUS
adorn
array, beautify, become one, bedeck, bedizen, bestow honor upon, blazon, color, confer distinction on, convolute, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dignify, distinguish, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, elaborate, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enhance, enrich, fancy up, festoon, fig out, fix up, flourish, furbish, garnish, gild, glamorize, grace, gussy up, heighten, honor, intensify, involve, load with ornament, ornament, overcharge, overlay, overload, paint, prank, prank up, preen, prettify, pretty up, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, redecorate, redo, refurbish, set off, set out, signalize, smarten, smarten up, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim, varnishROGET THESAURUS
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Ornament
VB ornament, overlay with ornament, overcharge, smell of the lamp, ornament, embellish, enrich, decorate, adorn, bead, beautify, adonize, smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan, lacquer, paint, grain, garnish, trim, dizen, bedizen, prink, prank, trick out, fig out, deck, bedeck, dight, bedight, array, begawd, titivate, dress, dress up, spangle, bespangle, powder, embroider, work, chase, emboss, fret, emblazon, illuminate, illustrate, become.
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