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- pronunciation:
- de
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reIt
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
decorates, decorating, decorated |
| definition 1: |
When you decorate something, you add things to it that make it fun to look at. People often decorate a room for a party with lights or balloons. They decorate cakes with things like colored icing and flowers.
Mia decorated all her school folders with star stickers.
- synonyms:
- deck out, trim
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| definition 2: |
When people decorate a house, they choose things like furniture, curtains, and things to put on the walls, and they put these things in the places where they think they will work well and look best. When people decorate a place, they often think about colors and about how different things will look together.
The company decorated their new office with modern furniture.- similar words:
- furnish
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| definition 3: |
When a soldier is decorated, it means that he or she has been given a medal or badge to honor them for things they have done.
The army decorates its bravest soldiers.- synonyms:
- honor
- similar words:
- compliment
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| related words: |
bead |
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| derivation: |
decorated (adj.) |
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