Definitions for decorateˈdɛk əˌreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dec•o•rateˈdɛk əˌreɪt(v.t.)-rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish.
to design the interior of (a room or building).
to confer distinction upon by a badge, medal, or the like.
Origin of decorate:
1375–1425; late ME (adj.) < L decorātus, ptp. of decorāre, v. der. of decus an ornament, splendor, honor
Princeton's WordNet
decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify(verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify(verb)
be beautiful to look at
"Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
decorate(verb)
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
"He was decorated for his services in the military"
dress, decorate(verb)
provide with decoration
"dress the windows"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
decorate(verb)ˈdɛk əˌreɪt
to attach pretty things to sth
to decorate the Christmas tree; a room decorated with tiny lights
decorateˈdɛk əˌreɪt
to use paint, wallpaper, objects, etc. to make a room attractive
ways to decorate small rooms; It takes time to decorate.
decorateˈdɛk əˌreɪt
to give a medal to a soldier
soldiers decorated for outstanding service
Wiktionary
decorate(Verb)
To furnish with decorations.
decorate(Verb)
To improve the appearance of an interior of a house, room, office and so forth.
decorate(Verb)
(In some programming languages) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
It makes sure that the field name argument is not empty, and that the field specified there is an actual existing field in the class which declares the method decorated with this attribute.
Origin: From decoratus, past participle of decorare, from decus, akin to decor, from decet.
Webster Dictionary
Decorate(verb)
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
Translations for decorate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
decorate(verb)
to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc
We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.
- versier, verfraai, tooiAfrikaans
- يُزَخْرِف، يُزَيِّنArabic
- орнаментирамBulgarian
- decorarPortuguese (BR)
- (o)zdobitCzech
- schmückenGerman
- dekorere; pynte; udsmykkeDanish
- διακοσμώ, στολίζωGreek
- decorarSpanish
- ehtima, kaunistamaEstonian
- تزئین کردن؛ آراستنFarsi
- koristellaFinnish
- décorerFrench
- לְקָשֵטHebrew
- सजानाHindi
- ukrasitiCroatian
- (fel)díszítHungarian
- menghiasiIndonesian
- skreytaIcelandic
- decorareItalian
- 飾るJapanese
- (크리스마스 트리 등을) 장식하다Korean
- papuoštiLithuanian
- izgreznot; dekorēt; rotātLatvian
- hiasMalay
- versierenDutch
- pynte, (ut)smykke, dekorereNorwegian
- ozdabiaćPolish
- تزئین کردن؛ آراستنPersian
- سينګارول، ښكلى كولPashto
- decorarPortuguese
- aîmpodobiRomanian
- украшатьRussian
- ozdobiťSlovak
- okrasitiSlovenian
- okititiSerbian
- dekorera, smycka, pynta, kläSwedish
- ประดับThai
- süslemekTurkish
- 裝飾Chinese (Trad.)
- прикрашатиUkrainian
- مزیّن کرناUrdu
- trang tríVietnamese
- 装饰Chinese (Simp.)
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