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Decorated Decorate Room ˈdekəreɪt Decorating Verb Flowers Balloons

Word3 decorate
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /ˈdekəreɪt/ /ˈdekəreɪt/
Example
  • they decorated the room with flowers and balloons.
  • the cake was decorated to look like a car.
  • the family gets together on christmas eve to decorate the tree.
  • i hate decorating.
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decorate

(verb)/ˈdekəreɪt/ /ˈdekəreɪt/

    Verb Forms

  1. to make something look more attractive by putting things on it
    • They decorated the room with flowers and balloons.
    • The cake was decorated to look like a car.
    • The family gets together on Christmas Eve to decorate the tree.
  2. to put paint, wallpaper, etc. on the walls and ceilings of a room or house
    • I hate decorating.
    • to decorate a room/a wall/a house/an apartment
    • We need to decorate the sitting room.
    • The sitting room needs decorating.
    • These villas come fully furnished and decorated.
    • The bedrooms are tastefully decorated.
    • The room is decorated in pale blues and greens.
    • The dining room is decorated in a modern style.
  3. to be placed on something in order to make it look more attractive
    • SYNONYM adorn
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adorn
    • Photographs of actors decorated the walls of the restaurant.
  4. to give somebody an award or medal as a sign of respect for something they have done
    • She was decorated for her efforts during the war.
    • decorated war heroes/veterans

    Extra Examples

    • He was decorated for bravery.
    • the most highly decorated unit in the British Army

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘to grace or honour’): from Latin decoratus ‘embellished’ (past participle of decorare), from decus, decor- ‘beauty, honour, or embellishment’.
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