Associations to the word «Embellish»

Wiktionary

EMBELLISH, verb. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
EMBELLISH, verb. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.

Dictionary definition

EMBELLISH, verb. Add details to.
EMBELLISH, verb. Be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere".
EMBELLISH, verb. Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day".
EMBELLISH, verb. Make more beautiful.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats