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adorn
CEFRC1
/əˈdɔɹn/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To decorate something and make it more attractive.
- 02
verb
Extra detailadorned; ornate
Examples
I like to adorn my room with flowers.
Man adorns the place, the place doesn't adorn the man.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsadornment
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
More examples
In contextA gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters.
a character adorned with every Christian grace
a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
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Origin
verb
From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.