decorate
[ dek-uh-reyt ]
/ ˈdɛk əˌreɪt /
verb (used with object), dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing.
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish: to decorate walls with murals.
to plan and execute the design, furnishings, and ornamentation of the interior of (a house, office, apartment, etc.), especially by selecting colors, fabrics, and style of furniture, by making minor structural changes, etc.: Their house is decorated in French Provincial style.
to confer distinction upon by a badge, a medal of honor, etc.: to decorate a soldier for valor.
Origin of decorate
OTHER WORDS FROM decorate
o·ver·dec·o·rate, verb, o·ver·dec·o·rat·ed, o·ver·dec·o·rat·ing. re·dec·o·rate, verb, re·dec·o·rat·ed, re·dec·o·rat·ing. un·dec·o·rate, verb (used with object) un·dec·o·rat·ed, un·dec·o·rat·ing.Words nearby decorate
Example sentences from the Web for redecorate
British Dictionary definitions for redecorate (1 of 2)
redecorate
/ (riːˈdɛkəˌreɪt) /
verb
to paint or wallpaper (a room, house, etc) again
Derived forms of redecorate
redecoration, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for redecorate (2 of 2)
decorate
/ (ˈdɛkəˌreɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc
to paint or wallpaper (a room, house, etc)
(tr)
to confer a mark of distinction, esp a military medal, upon
(tr)
to evaporate a metal film onto (a crystal) in order to display dislocations in structure
Word Origin for decorate
C16: from Latin
decorāre, from
decus adornment; see
decent