decorate
verb
[ ˈdɛkəreɪt ]
• make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.
• "the town was decorated with Christmas lights"
Similar:
ornament,
adorn,
trim,
embellish,
garnish,
furnish,
accessorize,
enhance,
grace,
enrich,
festoon,
garland,
trick out,
bedeck,
beautify,
prettify,
furbelow,
• confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces).
• "he was decorated for outstanding bravery"
Similar:
give a medal to,
pin a medal on,
honour,
confer an award on,
cite,
mention in dispatches,
reward,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘to grace or honour’): from Latin decoratus ‘embellished’ (past participle of decorare ), from decus, decor- ‘beauty, honour, or embellishment’.
