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Meanings of embellish in English

Portuguese
tornar mais belo
Catalan
fer bombo
Spanish
hinchar

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      tornar mais belo
      Portuguese
      ladear
      Catalan
      abillar
      Spanish
      decorar

      To make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

          ladear
          Portuguese
          embelezar
          Catalan
          embellir

          Make more beautiful.

              embelezar
              Usage of embellish in English
              1
              There is music and song to embellish and explain the lucid action.
              The Irish Times
              2
              So why do we need to embellish, to build a tall tale?
              Ebony
              3
              That experienced diplomatist perceived that it was necessary to further embellish himself.
              The Lunatic at Large
              4
              Besides these works to embellish, he formed others to fortify the city.
              Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book IV
              5
              Within the week the three heads of us will embellish Temple Bar.
              Chivalry
              6
              The prime minister had brought legal clarifications from Strasbourg to embellish her deal.
              The Guardian
              7
              Today, though, it is impossible to disguise or embellish the obvious.
              The Irish Times
              8
              He had told it exactly as it happened and did not embellish anything.
              The Irish Times
              9
              We do not embellish the general desolation of a desert much.
              The Innocents Abroad
              10
              England was not defective in other arts that embellish and amuse.
              The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
              11
              M. Marescot said it was for them to embellish the shop.
              L'Assommoir
              12
              It was a complete performance to embellish the work of his forward pack.
              The Irish Times
              13
              He was constructing vast works to embellish and improve the empire.
              Napoleon Bonaparte
              14
              Their business was to embellish the manuscript writings of those times.
              Forty Centuries of Ink / Or, A chronological narrative concernin...
              15
              Some of the inmates brought pictures, busts and ornaments to embellish their rooms.
              Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 / Little J...
              16
              It must not be my intension, to embellish the ugly parts.
              My Life and My Efforts
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