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Verb: decorate  'de-ku,reyt
  1. Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
    "Decorate the room for the party";
    - adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
     
  2. Serve to decorate and look nice
    "Flowers decorated the tables everywhere";
    - deck, adorn, grace, embellish, beautify
     
  3. Award a mark of honour, such as a medal, to
    "He was decorated for his services in the military"
     
  4. Provide with decoration
    "decorate the windows";
    - dress

Derived forms: decorated, decorating, decorates

Type of: alter, arrange, be, change, fete, fĂȘte, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], modify, reward, set up

Encyclopedia: Decorate