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embellish
To embellish is to make something fancier by decorating it or to exaggerate or add details to a story to make it more exciting or interesting. (verb)
- An example of embellish is when you add fringe to a skirt to make the skirt fancier.
- An example of embellish is when you exaggerate about the size of the fish you caught to make your fishing story more interesting.
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See embellish in Webster's New World College Dictionary
See embellish in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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