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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dek-uh-rey-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛk əˌreɪ tɪd



Definition of decorated

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin decoratus, past participle of decorare "to decorate, adorn, embellish, beautify," from decus (genitive decoris) "an ornament," from PIE root *dek- "to receive, be suitable" (see decent). Related: Decorated; decorating.
  • verb beautify, embellish
  • verb honor and give medal
Example sentences :
  • The nave of the church is Decorated, and has beautiful windows of that period.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • The dining-hall was decorated for the occasion with appropriate portraits.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
  • There are few breasts in those ranks that are not decorated with medals.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • It was a white lamb, decorated from ears to tail with knots of ribbon and with flowers.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • It was Christmas-eve, and I had decorated the ambulance with festoons of green leaves.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He is only just thirty, is well known, and has just been decorated.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • Thirty years old, and only just decorated; that is slow for an artist.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • As soon as this penetrated to the flagship, Grayson was decorated and given a flotilla.
  • Extract from : « The Adventurer » by Cyril M. Kornbluth
  • He was decorated again and given the battlewagon of an ailing four-striper.
  • Extract from : « The Adventurer » by Cyril M. Kornbluth
  • His emperor had feasted, flattered, and decorated him, and he was loyally grateful.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

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