adorn

/ə'dɔ:n/
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adorn

The host adorned the table with a vase of fresh flowers.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make more attractive or beautiful by adding decorations or ornaments: The primary meaning of "adorn" is to enhance the appearance of something by adding decorative elements.
    • To serve as a beautiful or fitting decoration for something: "Adorn" can also describe something that naturally or appropriately beautifies or graces a place or person.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • She chose to adorn the cake with fresh berries. (She chose to decorate the cake with fresh berries.)
    • Paintings by local artists adorn the walls of the café. (Paintings by local artists decorate the walls of the café.)
    • She adorned herself with a simple silver necklace. (She decorated herself with a simple silver necklace.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to adorn oneself with": to decorate one's own person with something.
    • For the ceremony, he adorned himself with the traditional garments of his office.
  • "to be adorned with": to be decorated or embellished by something.
    • The manuscript was adorned with intricate illustrations in the margins.
Variants and Related Words
  • Adornment (n): A decoration or ornament.
    • The only adornment in the room was a single vase of flowers.
  • Adorner (n): One who adorns (less common).
  • Adorning (adj/gerund): Serving to adorn; the act of adorning.
    • The adorning features of the architecture were stunning.
Synonyms
  • Decorate: To add something to make more attractive (a very close synonym).
  • Embellish: To make more attractive by adding decorative details, sometimes implying added, possibly excessive, ornamentation.
  • Beautify: To make beautiful.
  • Deck: To decorate or adorn brightly or festively (as in ).
  • Grace: To lend beauty or dignity to; to honor by one's presence or with an ornament.
Antonyms
  • Disfigure: To spoil the appearance of.
  • Mar: To impair the appearance of; to damage.
  • Strip: To remove all covering or adornment from.
Idioms and Phrases
  • "Adorned in/with": This is the standard prepositional phrase used with "adorn."
    • The queen was adorned in jewels.
    • The book is adorned with gold leaf.
adorn

The host adorned the table with a vase of fresh flowers.

Verb
  1. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
  2. be beautiful to look at
    • Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
  3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
    • Decorate the room for the party
    • beautify yourself for the special day

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