Definition of embellish

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em·bel·lish    (m-blsh) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
em·bel·lished, em·bel·lish·ing, em·bel·lish·es

1. To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate.
2. To add ornamental or fictitious details to: a fanciful account that embellishes the true story.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, embelliss- : en-, causative pref. ; see en-¹ + bel, beautiful (from Latin bellus; see deu-² in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
em·bellish·er(Noun)