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decorate ( Verb)
UK/US /ˈdekəreɪt/
Present
decorate
Ing
decorating
He/She/It
decorates
Past Simple
decorated
Past Participle
decorated
1-
B1
placing items on anything to create the impression more appealing
-> All we have to do now is go home and decorate.
-> Take it home and decorate it as you desire.
Synonym
trim, adorn
Opposite
blemish
2-
A1
to decorate the roofs of a home with painting, carpeting, or other materials
-> There is nothing good looking in the room. One needs to decorate it.
-> This is the worst way to decorate a room! The items you chose do not look good at all.
-> You need to pick the items carefully while decorating a room.
Synonym
furnish
Opposite
ruin
3-
B1
to present someone with a honor or trophy as a token of appreciation for what they've accomplished
-> The doctor was decorated for saving the suffocating child before he died.
-> The police will be decorated for preventing a bomb attacker from killing the masses.
-> The army was decorated for defending their country against the enemy troops.
4-
A2
embellish anything that will be put on those to create it more appealing
-> The book was decorated with nice images and cartoons.
-> She decorated her wallpaper with nice light effects.
-> Photographs of singers decorated the bedsheet of the young girl.
Synonym
adorn
Word Families
'decorate' Contained Stories
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