Embellishing

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

"The old book cover was embellished with golden letters"

2.verbTo make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.

"to embellish a story, the truth"

3.nounAn embellishment.

"His many embellishings of the tale stretched the credulity of the listeners."

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