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Webster 1828 Edition


Embellish

EMBEL'LISH

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Verb.
T.
[L. bellus, pretty.]
1.
To adorn; to beautify; to decorate; to make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; applied to persons or things. We embellish the person with rich apparel, a garden with shrubs and flowers, and style with metaphors.
2.
To make graceful or elegant; as, to embellish manners.