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Verb
S:
(v)
encrust
,
incrust
(cover or coat with a crust)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
encrust
,
incrust
,
beset
(decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems))
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
decorate
,
adorn
,
grace
,
ornament
,
embellish
,
beautify
(make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
S:
(v)
wreathe
(decorate or deck with wreaths)
"wreathe the grave site"
S:
(v)
encrust
,
incrust
,
beset
(decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems))
S:
(v)
braid
(decorate with braids or ribbons)
"braid a collar"
S:
(v)
embroider
,
broider
(decorate with needlework)
S:
(v)
stick
(cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface)
"stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
S:
(v)
illustrate
(supply with illustrations)
"illustrate a book with drawings"
S:
(v)
garland
(adorn with bands of flowers or leaves)
"They garlanded the statue"
S:
(v)
fledge
,
flight
(decorate with feathers)
"fledge an arrow"
S:
(v)
spangle
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bespangle
(decorate with spangles)
"the star-spangled banner"
S:
(v)
foliate
(decorate with leaves)
S:
(v)
flag
(decorate with flags)
"the building was flagged for the holiday"
S:
(v)
caparison
,
bard
,
barde
,
dress up
(put a caparison on)
"caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
S:
(v)
bead
(decorate by sewing beads onto)
"bead the wedding gown"
S:
(v)
pipe
(trim with piping)
"pipe the skirt"
S:
(v)
applique
(sew on as a decoration)
S:
(v)
gild the lily
,
paint the lily
(adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful))
S:
(v)
vermiculate
(decorate with wavy or winding lines)
S:
(v)
smock
(embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally)
"The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
S:
(v)
hang
(decorate or furnish with something suspended)
"Hang wallpaper"
S:
(v)
prank
(dress or decorate showily or gaudily)
"Roses were pranking the lawn"
S:
(v)
tinsel
(adorn with tinsel)
"snow flakes tinseled the trees"
S:
(v)
tart up
(decorate in a cheap and flashy way)
"the small-town bar was all tarted up"
S:
(v)
stucco
(decorate with stucco work)
"stuccoed ceilings"
S:
(v)
redecorate
(redo the decoration of an apartment or house)
S:
(v)
panel
(decorate with panels)
"panel the walls with wood"
S:
(v)
bejewel
,
jewel
(adorn or decorate with precious stones)
"jeweled dresses"
S:
(v)
fillet
,
filet
(decorate with a lace of geometric designs)
S:
(v)
scallop
(decorate an edge with scallops)
"the dress had a scalloped skirt"
S:
(v)
bedizen
(decorate tastelessly)
S:
(v)
dress ship
(decorate a ship with flags)
S:
(v)
trim
,
garnish
,
dress
(decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)
S:
(v)
trim
(decorate, as with ornaments)
"trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
S:
(v)
deck
,
bedight
,
bedeck
(decorate)
"deck the halls with holly"
S:
(v)
festoon
(decorate with strings of flowers)
"The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
S:
(v)
enamel
(coat, inlay, or surface with enamel)
S:
(v)
inlay
(decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal)
S:
(v)
lacquer
(coat with lacquer)
"A lacquered box from China"
S:
(v)
gild
,
begild
,
engild
(decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold)
S:
(v)
illuminate
(add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts))
S:
(v)
emblazon
,
blazon
(decorate with heraldic arms)
S:
(v)
color
,
colour
,
emblazon
(decorate with colors)
"color the walls with paint in warm tones"
S:
(v)
fringe
(adorn with a fringe)
"The weaver fringed the scarf"
S:
(v)
fret
(decorate with an interlaced design)
S:
(v)
landscape
(embellish with plants)
"Let's landscape the yard"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
encrust
,
incrust
(form a crust or a hard layer)
direct troponym
/
full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame