embellish

Object

• cap: They do not wear a Naval type uniform but instead wear a sweatshirt and baseball cap embellished with the Sea Cadet Corps badge.
• truth: The impostor lies, or embellishes the truth in order to sustain his fantasy.
• story: It was a common extravagance to embellish the story of a dramatic cure.
• fact: Help me not to embellish the facts, or be worried about what people might think of me.
• account: Verse 16 has the later E and P traditions with the more embellished account.
• place: John would embellish that place to make it sound beautiful.

Preposition: with

• embroidery: The front panel is embellished with gorgeous floral embroidery for an extra special touch.
• plantation: Falkland House, the seat of the family of Bruce, is an elegant mansion beautifully situated, and embellished with thriving plantations.
• firework: This tradition of outdoor concerts has been preserved for 50 years, and now often embellished with fireworks and laser shows.
• motif: It is embellished with two silver motifs held in place with black stretch binding at the back.
• bead: Other projects include crazy paving, flower pots, a clock embellished with gold beads.
• detail: They are all embellished with an intricate detail of hand woven fabric.

Preposition: over

• year: Stories get handed down and often get embellished over the years.

Modifying Another Word

• richly: The palace is richly embellished throughout with lavish stone carvings.
• often: Using bold color and fluid lines, my paintings are often embellished with print and stitch.
• then: They are painted or dyed and then embellished with stitching to produce wall hangings, framed pictures and scarves.
• not: Steve Moore has told the tale cleanly, not embellishing it with the superfluous.
• greatly: Solomon's Lavish Empire: For years critics considered the Bible's lavish descriptions of Solomon's empire to be greatly embellished.