embellishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of embellish
1
as in exaggerates
to add to the interest of by including made-up details the story of the comic marriage proposal was embellished as it passed from one generation to the next in the family

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2
as in decorates
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the walls of the French restaurant are embellished with scenes of Parisian life

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Recent Examples of embellishes And although this recipe embellishes the gourd with sautéed mushrooms, the roasted squash is also delectable all by itself. — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025 The work embellishes the landscape with a new pond set in a faux archaeological site, out of which rise a series of clear columns housing soil ecosystems extracted from the grounds. — Tina Rivers Ryan, Artforum, 14 May 2026 It’s also been cited as what’s wrong with basketball, as he’s been labeled a player who embellishes contact, resulting in opportunities at the free-throw line. — Jason Jones, New York Times, 24 May 2026 The material also embellishes the interior, where the center armrest, speaker covers, window buttons, and gear shift are among the areas of application. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2026 The menu at Hop Alley, a Michelin Bib Gourmand awardee, is reflective of a cuisine that calls back to certain Chinese classics, but embellishes them with unexpected ingredients and techniques. — Esther Tseng, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embellishes
  1. exaggerates
  2. decorates
  3. enhances
  4. adorns
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  • The best place to start is a sporting culture that exaggerates accomplishments and rewards capitalistic success before the sporting variety.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • One sure focus is the rampant grade inflation that exaggerates student achievement and has made graduating high school close to meaningless as an indicator of college preparedness.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
Definition of exaggerates
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  • Most folks associate the name with the beautiful and unique desert plant which decorates the landscape in the southern most section of central California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The sandals are embellished with the signature Ribbon buckle, which decorates a dainty strap that wraps delicately around the ankle.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
Definition of decorates
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  • Sharper battlefield awareness Teledyne FLIR said the software enhances image quality using computational imaging techniques such as turbulence mitigation, dehazing, and super-resolution.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • The workflow also has extensibility to a variety of other agentic use cases, including the company’s Chat Concierge tool which enhances the customer experience for car buyers and dealers.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of enhances
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  • Co-Space has become known for the visual art that adorns its walls, and Byrd created a blue-and-white painting at the center.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Other clocks are affixed to a structure, like the clocks at Union Station, or the clock that adorns the archway into Little Village.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Definition of adorns

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