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embellish:
- engalanar; embellecer; adornar; ataviar; embellecerse; decorar
Wiktionary:
- embellish → adornar, embellecer
- embellish → embellecer, agraciar, adornar, encubrir, manipular, decorar, ornamentar, guarnecer, evitar, rehuir

English

Detailed Translations for embellish from English to Spanish

embellish:

to embellish verbe (embellishes, embellished, embellishing)

to embellish (dress up; beautify; decorate; garnish; trim; doll up)
engalanar; embellecer; adornar; ataviar; embellecerse
- engalanar verbe
- embellecer verbe
- adornar verbe
- ataviar verbe
- embellecerse verbe
to embellish (decorate; beautify)
decorar
- decorar verbe

Conjugations for embellish:

present

embellish
embellish
embellishes
embellish
embellish
embellish

simple past

embellished
embellished
embellished
embellished
embellished
embellished

present perfect

have embellished
have embellished
has embellished
have embellished
have embellished
have embellished

past continuous

was embellishing
were embellishing
was embellishing
were embellishing
were embellishing
were embellishing

future

shall embellish
will embellish
will embellish
shall embellish
will embellish
will embellish

continuous present

am embellishing
are embellishing
is embellishing
are embellishing
are embellishing
are embellishing

subjunctive

be embellished
be embellished
be embellished
be embellished
be embellished
be embellished

diverse

embellish!
let's embellish!
embellished
embellishing

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for embellish:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
adornar		adorning; adornment; decorating; dress up; trick up
ataviar		dress up; trick up
embellecerse		dressing up; trimming
engalanar		adorning; adornment; decorating
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
adornar	beautify; decorate; doll up; dress up; embellish; garnish; trim	adorn; brush up; buff; deck out; decorate; doll up; dress; dress o.s. up; dress up; dunnage; finish; fit out; furnish; garnish; knight; ornament; polish; rub smooth; spruce up; trick up; trim
ataviar	beautify; decorate; doll up; dress up; embellish; garnish; trim	deck out; dress o.s. up; fit out; furnish; garnish
decorar	beautify; decorate; embellish	adorn; clothe; cover; deck out; decorate; dress; dress o.s. up; dunnage; finish; fit out; furnish; garnish; knight; ornament; trim; upholster
embellecer	beautify; decorate; doll up; dress up; embellish; garnish; trim	become; deck out; doll up; dress o.s. up; dress up; fit out; flatter; furnish; suit
embellecerse	beautify; decorate; doll up; dress up; embellish; garnish; trim
engalanar	beautify; decorate; doll up; dress up; embellish; garnish; trim	deck out; doll up; dress o.s. up; dress up; fit out; furnish
-	adorn; aggrandise; aggrandize; beautify; blow up; deck; decorate; dramatise; dramatize; embroider; fancify; grace; lard; ornament; pad; prettify
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	beautify

Related Words for "embellish":

embellishing, embellishment

Synonyms for "embellish":

embroider; pad; lard; aggrandize; aggrandise; blow up; dramatize; dramatise; overstate; exaggerate; overdraw; hyperbolize; hyerbolise; magnify; amplify
deck; adorn; decorate; grace; beautify; be
ornament; change; alter; modify
fancify; prettify; better; improve; amend; ameliorate; meliorate

Antonyms for "embellish":

uglify

Related Definitions for "embellish":

make more beautiful¹
add details to¹
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.¹
be beautiful to look at¹

Wiktionary Translations for embellish:

embellish

verb

To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort
- embellish → adornar
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate
- embellish → embellecer

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• embellish	→ embellecer; agraciar; adornar	↔ verfraaien — mooier maken
• embellish	→ encubrir; manipular	↔ schönen — (transitiv) Tatsachen im besseren Lichte darstellen, als sie sind
• embellish	→ decorar; adornar; ornamentar	↔ décorer — orner, parer, parler d’ornements d’architecture, de peinture, de sculpture.
• embellish	→ embellecer	↔ embellir — transitif\|fr rendre plus beau.
• embellish	→ guarnecer	↔ garnir — militaire\|fr armer, munir un dispositif de défense d'éléments ou de troupes nécessaires à sa défense, à sa protection.
• embellish	→ adornar; ornamentar	↔ orner — parer, embellir une chose, y ajouter, y joindre d’autres choses qui lui donnent plus d’éclat, plus d’agrément.
• embellish	→ adornar; ornamentar; evitar; rehuir	↔ parer — Traductions à trier suivant le sens

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