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Complete Definition of "adorn"

English

Etymology
OE. aournen, anournen, adornen, OF. aorner, from L. aaornare; ad + ornare to furnish, embellish. See adore, ornate.

Pronunciation
US: IPA|/ʌˈdoɹn/
audio|en-us-adorn.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|É”Ë(r)n

Verb
en-verb

  1. Make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

#:a lady was adorned with jewels
#:a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
#:a character adorned with every Christian grace
#:a gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters

Synonyms
beautify
decorate
deck
grace
ornament
prettify

Translations
trans-top|Make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate
Czech: zdobit
Finnish: ihailla
Hebrew: he-translation|לעטר|le`atér, he-translation|לקשט|lekashét
trans-mid
Latin: adorno
Old English: gefrætwian|ġefrætwian
Portuguese: adornar
Swedish: pryda, smycka
trans-bottom

ar:adorn
fr:adorn
gl:adorn
io:adorn
hu:adorn
te:adorn
vi:adorn

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