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embellish definition

em·bel·lish (em bel′is̸h, im-)

transitive verb

  1. to decorate or improve by adding detail; ornament; adorn
  2. to add grace notes, syncopated accents, trills, etc. to (a melody)
  3. to improve (an account or report) by adding details, often of a fictitious or imaginary kind; touch up

Etymology: ME embelishen < extended stem of OFr embellir < em- (L in) + bel < L bellus, beautiful

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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