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Webster 1913 Edition
Decorate
Dec′o-rate
(dĕk′ō̍-rāt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Decorated
(dĕk′ō̍-rāˊtĕd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decorating
(dĕk′ō̍-rāˊtĭng)
.] To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish;
as, to
decorate
the person; to decorate
an edifice; to decorate
a lawn with flowers; to decorate
the mind with moral beauties; to decorate
a hero with honors.
Syn. – To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
Adorn
. Decorated style
(Arch.)
, a name given by some writers to the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be considered as having flourished from about
a. d
. 1300 to a. d
. 1375.Webster 1828 Edition
Decorate
DEC'ORATE
,Verb.
T.