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embellish

verb

/ɪmˈbɛl.ɪʃ/

Meaning

To make something more attractive by adding decorative details or exaggerating.

to make something more attractive by adding decorative details or features

He tends to embellish stories to make them more interesting.

She embellished her story with unnecessary details.

embellish the truth

decorate, enhance, exaggerate, adorn, beautify

Entry 1

decorate, enhance, exaggerate

Entry 2

decorate, adorn, beautify, enhance, exaggerate

simplify, minimize, understate, reduce, deface

Entry 1

simplify, minimize, understate

Entry 2

simplify, reduce, deface

embellish a story, embellish with, embellish details

To join two pieces of metal by heating and melting a filler metal into the joint.

To be a typical example of or to illustrate something clearly, to show as an example or demonstrate.

To make someone more likely to behave in a certain way or be affected by something.

To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way, especially in a specific direction.

to dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or motive

to lose balance or fall while moving, or to accidentally slide from a position