decorate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Decorate the room for the party
Types & categories
- change
- wreathe
- incrust
- braid
- embroider
- stick
- illustrate
- garland
- fledge
- bespangle
- foliate
- flag
- bard
- bead
- pipe
- applique
- gild the lily
- vermiculate
- smock
- hang
- prank
- tinsel
- tart up
- stucco
- redecorate
- panel
- jewel
- filet
- scallop
- bedizen
- dress ship
- garnish
- trim
- bedight
- festoon
- enamel
- inlay
- lacquer
- gild
- illuminate
- blazon
- emblazon
- fringe
- fret
- landscape
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be beautiful to look at
Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
Types & categories
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Sense 3 verb
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
He was decorated for his services in the military
Types & categories
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Sense 4 verb
provide with decoration
dress the windows
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | beautification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decoration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adornment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ornamentation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decoration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | interior decoration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | beauty |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gracility |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ornamentalist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cosmetic |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | ornament |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wreathe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incrust |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | braid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | embroider |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | illustrate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | garland |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fledge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bespangle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foliate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bard |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bead |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pipe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | applique |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gild the lily |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vermiculate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hang |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prank |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tinsel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tart up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stucco |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | redecorate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | panel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jewel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | filet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scallop |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bedizen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dress ship |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | garnish |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trim |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bedight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | festoon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enamel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inlay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lacquer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gild |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | illuminate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blazon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | emblazon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fringe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fret |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | landscape |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | beautification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decoration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | adornment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decoration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | beauty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gracility |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cosmetic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ornament |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | laurel wreath |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reward |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | decoration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | decoration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | interior decoration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cosmetic |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | arrange |