Decorated Room Decorate ˈdekəreɪt I Decorating Verb Bre

• they decorated the room with flowers and balloons.
• the cake was decorated to look like a car.
• i hate decorating.
• he has his own painting and decorating business.

decorate

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.
2. to put paint, wallpaper, etc. on the walls and ceilings of a room or house
• I hate decorating.
• He has his own painting and decorating business.
• We need to decorate the sitting room.
• The sitting room needs decorating.
3. to be placed on something in order to make it look more attractive
• synonym adorn
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• Photographs of actors decorated the walls of the restaurant.
4. to give somebody a medal as a sign of respect for something they have done
• She was decorated for her efforts during the war.

Extra Examples

• He was decorated for bravery.
• The bedrooms are tastefully decorated.
• The room is decorated in pale blues and greens.
• The room was lavishly decorated with tinsel and holly.
• the most highly decorated unit in the British Army

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they decorate
• he / she / it decorates
• past simple decorated
• past participle decorated
• -ing form decorating

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’.