decorate

Meanings

Verb

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- "Decorate the room for the party"
be beautiful to look at
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
- "He was decorated for his services in the military"
provide with decoration
To furnish with decorations.
To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.

Adj

decorated, adorned

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participle of decorō (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”, decor- in compounds), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”).

Synonyms

adorn, apparel, array, beautify, bedeck, betrim, deck, deck out, decorate, decore, detail, do up, dress, dress up, dub, embellish, garnish, grace, ornament, prettify, pretty up

Antonyms

deface, defigure, disfigure, distort

Scrabble Score: 11

decorate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
decorate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decorate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

decorate is a valid Words With Friends word