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em·bel·lish (ĕm-bĕĺĭsh)

[Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, embelliss-, en-, causative pref.; see en–1, + bel, beautiful (from Latin bellus; see deu-2).]

transitive verb: -lished, -lish·ing, -lish·es. 

  1. To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate.
  2. To add ornamental or fictitious details to: a fanciful account that embellishes the true story.

derivatives

em·beĺlish·er
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