decorate

CEFRB1

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make something more attractive by adding objects or color.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    decorated, adorned

Examples

  • I like to decorate my apartment to suit my taste.

  • You can decorate the cocktail with a cherry or a pineapple.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.

  2. To furnish with decorations.

  3. To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.

More examples

In context

  • There's some paint left over from when we decorated the guest bedroom.

  • We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles.

  • We moved in over a month ago but we still haven't gotten started on decorating.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participle of decorō (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”, decor- in compounds), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”).