Definitions for decorate
ˈdɛk əˌreɪtdec·o·rate

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify(verb)

   be beautiful to look at

   "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

3. decorate(verb)

   award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to

   "He was decorated for his services in the military"

4. dress, decorate(verb)

   provide with decoration

   "dress the windows"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. decorate(Verb)

   To furnish with decorations.

   Etymology: From decoratus, past participle of decorare, from decus, akin to decor, from decet.

2. decorate(Verb)

   To improve the appearance of an interior of a house, room, office and so forth.

   Etymology: From decoratus, past participle of decorare, from decus, akin to decor, from decet.

3. 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.

   Etymology: From decoratus, past participle of decorare, from decus, akin to decor, from decet.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Decorate

   dek′o-rāt, v.t. to ornament, to beautify: to honour with a badge or medal.—adj. Dec′orated.—n. Decorā′tion, ornament: badge of an order.—adj. Dec′orātive, ornamental.—ns. Dec′orātiveness; Dec′orātor.—Decorated style (archit.), a style of Gothic architecture, elaborated and richly decorated, which prevailed till near the end of the 14th century.—Decoration Day, May 30th, when the memory of the soldiers who fell in the American Civil War of 1861-65 is honoured by the decoration of their graves, speeches, processions, &c. [L. decorāre, -ātum—decus, what is becoming—decēre, to be becoming.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. decorate

   To use a variety of products to improve a room or property.

   WE did decorate the house as we needed to.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'decorate' in Verbs Frequency: #809

Anagrams for decorate »

1. recoated

How to pronounce decorate?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of decorate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of decorate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of decorate in a Sentence

1. Ehsan Sehgal:

   One can realize a reality The world media play and picture as an open market of press and speech that a majority enjoys the open markets, where one finds the cheapest, but low-quality materials, which no one bothers. Conversely, the specialty shops that decorate and sell expensive and quality materials; a few ones visit that since both factors logically depend on one's capacity and power of perches. Similarly, each field defines and holds such stage and level in the sense of competency, whether financial, qualification, vision, or ability to approach the point. In this prospect; indeed, one experiences, in the literature of all forms and categories that, the mass of minds reads low and senseless writings; whereas, neglect and disdain the academic and visionary writing and subject. The distinction that describes and shows the natural human history, which never prevails skill and wisdom that becomes authentic, quotable, and worthy quotation for all the times.

2. Damie Brenholtz:

   They won’t fix it so we might as well decorate it.

3. James Gannon:

   She (Rowling) said at the time that it was something you would pick up at a junk shop, but it's really just the fact that she took the time to decorate it and the fact she actually wrote the books on it that is important.

4. Lyn Wadley:

   It may have been used as decorative paint. It could have been used to decorate animals hides. We have not found the evidence for the way that they used it, we just know that they used it.

5. Debbie Shwetz:

   I asked her why she hadn’t used my cream-cheese-and-butter frosting, and she said she couldn’t figure out how to frost the cake, we started talking about how one could decorate a Bundt cake, and the idea for the business was born.

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