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Antonyms for embellish

Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-bel-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ

Definition of embellish

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to render beautiful," from Old French embelliss-, stem of embellir "make beautiful, ornament," from em- (see en- (1)) + bel "beautiful," from Latin bellus (see bene-). Meaning "dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter" is from mid-15c. Related: Embellished; embellishing.
  • verb make beautiful; decorate
Example sentences :
  • Since it was he, there was nothing to be feared for the window; were he to touch it, he would only embellish it.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • "It is you, Prince, who embellish everything," I answered him.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
  • A wife like that and a country-house is all one can wish for to embellish one's life.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • He was about to embellish this when she nodded with satisfaction.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • Everything must be done to embellish the theme or general idea.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn
  • Besides these works to embellish, he formed others to fortify the city.
  • Extract from : « Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • It serves to embellish the garden of the prince, and to cover the cottage of the peasant.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • We do not embellish the general desolation of a desert much.
  • Extract from : « The Innocents Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • England was not defective in other arts that embellish and amuse.
  • Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. » by Tobias Smollett
  • To embellish your wives and daughters, he said, the river offers her pure stream.
  • Extract from : « The Oera Linda Book » by Anonymous

Synonyms for embellish

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