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English verb: adorn | |||
| 1. | adorn (creation) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. | ||
| Samples | Decorate the room for the party. Beautify yourself for the special day. | ||
| Examples | They adorn the halls with holly | ||
| Synonyms | beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | applique, bard, barde, bead, bedeck, bedight, bedizen, begild, bejewel, beset, bespangle, blazon, braid, broider, caparison, color, colour, deck, dress, dress ship, dress up, emblazon, emblazon, embroider, enamel, encrust, engild, festoon, filet, fillet, flag, fledge, flight, foliate, fret, fringe, garland, garnish, gild, gild the lily, hang, illuminate, illustrate, incrust, inlay, jewel, lacquer, landscape, paint the lily, panel, pipe, prank, redecorate, scallop, smock, spangle, stick, stucco, tart up, tinsel, trim, trim, vermiculate, wreathe | ||
| Verb group | ornament | ||
| 2. | adorn (stative) be beautiful to look at | ||
| Samples | Flowers adorned the tables everywhere. | ||
| Examples | Holly flowers adorn the halls | ||
| Synonyms | beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ornament | ||
| 3. | adorn (social) furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors | ||
| Synonyms | clothe, invest | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | equip, fit, fit out, outfit | ||
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