Definitions for decorate
ˈdɛk əˌreɪtdec·o·rate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautifyverb

   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, beautifyverb

   be beautiful to look at

   "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

3. decorateverb

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

   "He was decorated for his services in the military"

4. dress, decorateverb

   provide with decoration

   "dress the windows"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decorateverb

   To furnish with decorations.

2. decorateverb

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

3. decorateverb

   (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.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DECORATEverb

   To adorn; to embellish; to beautify.

   Etymology: decoro, Latin.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decorateverb

   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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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  

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Honor

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

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

Anagrams for decorate »

1. recoated

2. ocreated

How to pronounce decorate?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say decorate in sign language?

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. 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.

2. Taylor Gecking:

   One day I hope to add a Ronald McDonald sitting on a bench, but so far it’s been out of the budget. A girl can dream, our whole home is full of things that are a little unusual to decorate with, but my husband and I both believe in surrounding ourselves with things that make us happy.

3. Michelle Carlbert:

   My favorite thing about Halloween is hard to say, there are so many things I enjoy about it, i enjoy the fact that you can make it to be anything you like. If you want to be scared and scare other people, you can do that. If you want to be cute and sweet, you can do that. Halloween has no restraints, allowing a person to dress up and be anyone they like and decorate any way they like.

4. Christian Tom:

   Pride logo. A Biden campaign director told The Verge, Animal Crossingis a dynamic, diverse, and powerful platform that brings communities together from across the world. The Verge is an exciting new opportunity for our campaign to engage and connect Biden-Harris supporters as they build and decorate their islands. CNNS DON LEMON PRAISES BIDEN AFTER URGING HIM TO CONDEMN RIOTS : HE PUT TRUMP ON HIS HEELS As we enter the final campaign stretch towards November, this is one way we are finding new creative and innovative ways to meet voters where they are and bring our supporters together.

5. Dolly Parton:

   I got them to cover scars or things, if I have to get a scar for any reason, I never can kind of get rid of that purple look. So I thought,' Well, I'm going to kind of decorate these with some flowers or little butterflies or whatever.'.

Popularity rank by frequency of use