English Explanatory Dictionary

adorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
noun
  1. adornment
adj
  1. adorned; ornate

Pronunciation

/əˈdɔɹn/ /əˈdɔː(ɹ)n/ en-us-adorn.ogg

Word forms

adorn adorns adorning adorned

Etymology

From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.

Synonyms

beautify bedeck decorate deck grace ornament prettify adore adorn apparel array invest detail betrim commend decore deck out do up dress up dub embellish enrich garnish mangonize pretty up

Related words

ornament ornamentation ornate suborn

Derived words

adornable adornation adorner adorningly adorn oneself with borrowed plumes disadorn misadorn overadorn readorn unadorn
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