How do you pronounce embellish?

embellish is pronounced as /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/.

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embellish

✨embellish (embélir)

verb

/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/

embellir (embellir)

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Signification

to make something more attractive by adding decorative details or features

To make something more attractive by adding decorative details or exaggerating.

Traduction de la signification

rendre quelque chose plus attrayant en ajoutant des détails décoratifs

rendre quelque chose plus attrayant en ajoutant des details decoratifs

Phrases d'exemple

She embellished her story with unnecessary details.

Elle a embelli son histoire avec des détails inutiles.

Elle a embelli son histoire avec des details inutiles.

He tends to embellish stories to make them more interesting.

Il a tendance à embellir les histoires pour les rendre plus intéressantes.

Il a tendance à embellir les histoires pour les rendre plus interessantes.

Expressions d'exemple

embellish the truth

embellir la vérité

embellir la verite

Synonymes

decorate, adorn, beautify, enhance, exaggerate

Entrée 1

decorate, adorn, beautify, enhance, exaggerate

Entrée 2

decorate, enhance, exaggerate

Antonymes

simplify, reduce, deface, minimize, understate

Entrée 1

simplify, reduce, deface

Entrée 2

simplify, minimize, understate

Collocations

embellish a story, embellish with, embellish details

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