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verb (embellish, es)
  1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
  1. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
to a story, the truth
Translations: 
  • German: verbrí¤men
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From embellir.

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