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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Decorate \Dec"o*rate\ (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Decorated (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Decorating (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. decoratus, p.
     p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be
     becoming. See Decent.]
     To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary;
     to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the
     person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with
     flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to
     decorate a hero with honors.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets
           decorated her arms.                      --Thackeray.
  
     Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
          Adorn.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     Decorated style (Arch.), a name given by some writers to
        the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be
        considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to
        a. d. 1375.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Decorate \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decorated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Decorating.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr.
     decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See Decent.]
     To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary;
     to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the
     person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with
     flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to
     decorate a hero with honors.
  
           Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets
           decorated her arms.                      --Thackeray.
  
     Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
          Adorn.
  
     Decorated style (Arch.), a name given by some writers to
        the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be
        considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to
        a. d. 1375.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  decorate
       v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
            "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself
            for the special day" [syn: adorn, grace, ornament,
             embellish, beautify]
       2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables
          everywhere" [syn: deck, adorn, grace, embellish, beautify]
       3: award a mark of honor, as a medal, to
       4: provide with decoration; "dress the windows" [syn: dress]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decorate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διακοσμώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decorate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la decorō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: decorar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  decorate
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To furnish with decorations.
     2 (lb en transitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of, as
  a house, room, or office.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To decorate an interior space, as a house,
  room, or office.
     4 (lb en transitive) To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other
  adornment.
     5 (lb en programming transitive) To extend a method, etc. by
  attaching some further code item.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  decorate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la decorō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: decorar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  decorate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la decorō  2 p pres actv impr)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: decorar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decorate
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 1 d ecor ate)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  decorate
     Engelska vb.
     dekorera, pryda

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/
  زيّن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  decorate //ˈdɛkəɹeɪt// 
  1. декори́рам, украсявам
  to furnish with decorations
  2. ремонтирам, реновирам
  to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/ 
  dekorovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/ 
  zdobit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/ 
  ozdobit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/ 
  vyzdobit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/ 
  addurno 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/ 
  etw. mit etw. schmücken, verzieren, dekorieren, garnieren, besetzen 
     Synonyms: deck, trim, adorn sth. with sth.
  
   see: decorating, decking, trimming, adorning, decorated, decked, trimmed, adorned, decorates, decks, trims, adorns, decorated, decked, trimmed, adorned
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/
  
  διακοσμώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  decorate //ˈdɛkəɹeɪt// 
  1. koristaa, koristella, somistaa
  to furnish with decorations
  2. somistaa
  to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  decorate /dekəreit/
  décorer, orner, parer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/ 
  1. अलंकृत करना
        "When is she coming to decorate the bride?"
  2. सजाना
        "How should I decorate this place?"
  3. पदक प्रदान करना
        "The headboy was decorated with a medal for his services."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/
  dekorirati, iskititi, kititi, nakititi, okititi, ukrasiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/
  decorare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  decorate //ˈdɛkəɹeɪt// 
  1. 装飾, 飾る
  to furnish with decorations
  2. 模様替え
  to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ 
   1.  ozdabiać
   2.  odnawiać
   3.  dekorować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  decorate /dekəreit/
  1. decorar, fazerdecoração
  2. adornar, ornamentar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  decorate /dekəreit/
  decorar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  decorate //ˈdɛkəɹeɪt// 
  1. dekorera
  to furnish with decorations
  2. inreda, dekorera
  to improve the appearance of a house, room, office and so forth

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  decorate /dˈɛkəɹˌeɪt/
  1. süslemek, tezyin etmek
  2. nişan vermek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdɛkɝˌeɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  107 Moby Thesaurus words for "decorate":
     accouter, add, adjoin, adorn, affix, agglutinate, annex, append,
     appoint, array, attach, beautify, become one, bedeck, bedizen,
     blazon, burden, caparison, cite, color, complicate, conjoin,
     convolute, crown, crown with laurel, dandify, deck, deck out,
     dizen, do honor, doll up, dress, dress up, elaborate, embellish,
     emblazon, embroider, encumber, enrich, equip, festoon, fig out,
     fix up, flourish, furbish, furnish, garnish, gild, glamorize,
     glue on, grace, gussy up, hitch on, honor, infix, involve,
     join with, load with ornament, ornament, overcharge, overlay,
     overload, paint, paste on, pay regard to, pay tribute, plus,
     postfix, praise, prank, prank up, preen, prefix, prettify,
     pretty up, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, put with, redecorate,
     redo, refurbish, render honor to, renovate, restore, saddle with,
     set off, set out, slap on, smarten, smarten up, spruce up, subjoin,
     suffix, superadd, superpose, tack on, tag, tag on, titivate,
     trick out, trick up, trim, unite with, varnish, wallpaper
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 装饰;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 装饰,装璜;授勋给…
     vi. 装饰,布置

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