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| VERB | 1 | adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
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| 2 | adorn, deck, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify | Be beautiful to look at | |
| 3 | adorn, invest, clothe | Furnish with power or authority |
| Sounds | ahdao'rn |
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| Rhymes | acorn, airborne, bighorn / Bighorn, and 40 more rhymes in aorn... |
| Meaning | Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They adorn the halls with holly |
| Synonyms | decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify |
| Similar to | ornament |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Narrower | wreathe; encrust, incrust, beset; braid; embroider, broider; stick; illustrate; garland; fledge, flight; spangle, bespangle; foliate; flag; caparison, bard, barde, dress up; bead; pipe; applique; gild the lily, paint the lily; vermiculate; smock; hang; prank; tinsel; tart up; stucco; redecorate; panel; bejewel, jewel; fillet, filet; scallop; bedizen; dress ship; trim, garnish, dress; trim; deck, bedight, bedeck; festoon; enamel; inlay; lacquer; gild, begild, engild; illuminate; emblazon, blazon; color, colour, emblazon; fringe; fret; landscape |
| Nouns | adornment |
| Meaning | Be beautiful to look at. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Model | Holly flowers adorn the halls |
| Examples | "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" |
| Synonyms | deck, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify |
| Broader | be |
| Narrower | ornament |
| Nouns | adornment |
| Meaning | Furnish with power or authority. Of kings or emperors. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something |
| Synonyms | invest, clothe |
| Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit |
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