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Antonyms for embellishes

Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-bel-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ


Definition of embellishes

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to render beautiful," from Old French embelliss-, stem of embellir "make beautiful, ornament," from em- (see en- (1)) + bel "beautiful," from Latin bellus (see bene-). Meaning "dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter" is from mid-15c. Related: Embellished; embellishing.
  • verb make beautiful; decorate
Example sentences :
  • It is the influence that adorns, elevates, and embellishes existence.
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • We accuse him of lying if he disguises, weakens, alters or embellishes them.
  • Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert
  • It embellishes the denizen of the city, and hides the nakedness of barbarism.
  • Extract from : « The Right of American Slavery » by True Worthy Hoit
  • New Zealand canoes are remarkable for the carving which embellishes them.
  • Extract from : « The Human Race » by Louis Figuier
  • But the pseudo-Plutarch embellishes the story after his fashion.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8 » by Various
  • Is it not like poetry, that embellishes every object that we contemplate?
  • Extract from : « Books and Authors » by Anonymous
  • Fairfax, who was one of the first curious Versifyers amongst us, embellishes his Lines continually with this Ornament.
  • Extract from : « Letters Concerning Poetical Translations » by William Benson
  • Art is for all, the lowly as well as the rich, and embellishes every object, the humble as well as the most costly.
  • Extract from : « The Ceramic Art » by Jennie J. Young
  • It improves herself, it embellishes her family society, it entertains her husband, it informs her children.
  • Extract from : « Coelebs In Search of a Wife » by Hannah More
  • It is a gleam of sunshine, which embellishes for a moment the object on which it falls, and then vanishes away.
  • Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper

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