bedeck
/bi'dek/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To decorate or adorn something, often in a showy or elaborate manner. It implies covering or embellishing an object or person with decorative items.
Usage
- The verb "bedeck" is transitive and requires a direct object (the thing being decorated). It is often used in literary or descriptive contexts to convey a sense of festive, ornate, or celebratory decoration.
- Common structures: "to bedeck [something] with [decorations]".
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "to be bedecked in/with": This passive construction describes the state of being elaborately decorated.
- The ambassador's residence was bedecked with national flags for the visit.
- The performers were bedecked in traditional costumes.
Variants and Related Words
- Deck (verb): A more common synonym meaning to decorate or adorn. ("Deck the halls with boughs of holly.")
- Adorn (verb): To make more beautiful or attractive; often used interchangeably with "bedeck" but can be less specific about the quantity of decorations.
- Embellish (verb): To make something more attractive by adding decorative details; can also mean to add fictitious details to a story.
Synonyms
- Adorn
- Deck
- Embellish
- Garnish
- Trim
Antonyms
- Strip
- Simplify
- Disfigure
- Mar
Related Phrases and Idioms
- While "bedeck" itself is not commonly used in fixed idioms, the concept is present in phrases like "dressed to the nines" or "in full regalia," which describe being elaborately adorned.
Verb
- decorate
- deck the halls with holly