01 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 …
imp. & p. p.
Decorated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decorating
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Decorated style —
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.