adorn

The definition of adorn means to decorate or add beauty to a person or thing.

(verb)

Adding ornaments to a Christmas tree is an example of a way to adorn.

See adorn in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Origin: ME adornen (altered after L) < OFr aourner < L adornare < ad-, to + ornare, to fit out: see ornament

See adorn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns

To lend beauty to: “the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade” (Ronald Firbank).
To enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments: “[He] requires the presence of titles to legitimate and adorn . . . his imperfect status” (Cynthia Ozick).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English adornen

Origin: , from Old French adourner

Origin: , from Latin adōrnāre

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + ōrnāre, to decorate; see ar- in Indo-European roots

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