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adorn

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Verb (transitive)
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a=dorn
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3 in 3 verses (in OT : 3 in 3 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

adornv. t. [OE. aournen, anournen, adornen, OF. aorner, fr. L. aaornare; ad + ornare to furnish, embellish. See Adore, Ornate.].
     To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive.  [1913 Webster]
    "As a bride adorneth herself with her jewels."  [1913 Webster]
    "At church, with meek and unaffected grace,
    His looks adorned the venerable place.
    "  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To deck; decorate; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace; dignify; exalt; honor.
adornn. 
     Adornment.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]
adorna. 
     Adorned; decorated.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

adorn, v.tr.
1 add beauty or lustre to; be an ornament to.
2 furnish with ornaments; decorate.

Derivative
adornment n.
Etymology
ME f. OF ao(u)rner f. L adornare (as AD-, ornare furnish, deck)

THESAURUS

adorn

array, beautify, become one, bedeck, bedizen, bestow honor upon, blazon, color, confer distinction on, convolute, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dignify, distinguish, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, elaborate, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enhance, enrich, fancy up, festoon, fig out, fix up, flourish, furbish, garnish, gild, glamorize, grace, gussy up, heighten, honor, intensify, involve, load with ornament, ornament, overcharge, overlay, overload, paint, prank, prank up, preen, prettify, pretty up, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, redecorate, redo, refurbish, set off, set out, signalize, smarten, smarten up, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim, varnish

ROGET THESAURUS

adorn

Ornament

VB ornament, overlay with ornament, overcharge, smell of the lamp, ornament, embellish, enrich, decorate, adorn, bead, beautify, adonize, smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan, lacquer, paint, grain, garnish, trim, dizen, bedizen, prink, prank, trick out, fig out, deck, bedeck, dight, bedight, array, begawd, titivate, dress, dress up, spangle, bespangle, powder, embroider, work, chase, emboss, fret, emblazon, illuminate, illustrate, become.


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