Embellish
To decorate or add details to something to make it more attractive; also used to mean exaggerating or embellishing a story.
verbEmbellish
To decorate or add details to something to make it more attractive; also used to mean exaggerating or embellishing a story.
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Imagine This
The embalmer has to put makeup on the dead bodies to make them look good for the funeral service.
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Sounds Like
em-BELL-ish
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Looks Like
Embalm (preserve a corpse or dead body)
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Remember This
The root bell- means beautiful; embellish literally means to make more beautiful by adding details.
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Other Forms
Embellishmentnoun
Embellishernoun
Embellishedadjective
Embellishingverb
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Connect With
decorate, adorn, ornament, beautify, garnish
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Note
Use embellish for decoration or elaboration; avoid using it when you mean remove or simplify decoration—those are not its senses. Also avoid confusing with embal (to preserve a body).