embellishing

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embellishing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Embellish \Em*bel"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embellished; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Embellishing.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F.
     embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See
     Beauty.]
     To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to
     adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with
     shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or
     style with metaphors.
  
     Syn: To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish;
          enrich; ornament; illustrate. See Adorn.
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