Decorate
verb
To make something look more attractive by adding things to it.
She decorated her room with posters and fairy lights.
Often appears as...
- decorate a room
- decorate a cake
verb
To give someone a medal or award as an honor.
He was decorated for his bravery in the war.
Often appears as...
- decorate for bravery
- decorate for valor
verb
To make something look more attractive by adding things to it.
She decorated her room with posters and fairy lights.
Often appears as...
- decorate a room
- decorate a cake
verb
To give someone a medal or award as an honor.
He was decorated for his bravery in the war.
Often appears as...
- decorate for bravery
- decorate for valor
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Enhancement
Decorate is often used to mean adding visual elements to improve the look.
They decorated the hall with balloons and streamers.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Visual
'Decorate' can also refer to adding other sensory details like sound or scent.
She decorated the living room with vanilla-scented candles.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Change
Decorations are often temporary, especially for events or seasons.
We decorate our home with lights for the holidays.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Enhancement
Decorate is often used to mean adding visual elements to improve the look.
They decorated the hall with balloons and streamers.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Visual
'Decorate' can also refer to adding other sensory details like sound or scent.
She decorated the living room with vanilla-scented candles.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Change
Decorations are often temporary, especially for events or seasons.
We decorate our home with lights for the holidays.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Enhancement
Decorate is often used to mean adding visual elements to improve the look.
They decorated the hall with balloons and streamers.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Visual
'Decorate' can also refer to adding other sensory details like sound or scent.
She decorated the living room with vanilla-scented candles.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Change
Decorations are often temporary, especially for events or seasons.
We decorate our home with lights for the holidays.
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The world’s most...
Other than that, we know little more than what we can see. The letters are varied in style and height. Some are borrowed from other scripts, but many are unique. The taller letters have been named gallows characters. The manuscript is highly decorated throughout with scroll-like embellishments. It appears to be written by two or more hands,
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Making waves: The power...
effects global movement. In the arctic and antarctic, where ice slabs decorate the water's surface, there's little temperature difference between surface and deeper waters. It's all pretty cold. But salinity differs, and in this scenario, that's what triggers the action. Here, the sun's rays melt surface ice,
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The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
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What it was like to grow...
that was decorated with elaborate homemade flags. And each flag has a picture of a baby on it. These were flags that were sent by families whom she helped treat their infertility problems. She explained that she had had enough
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
with the outside world far isolation had preserved a way of life that had withered everywhere else but a road now links the region to distant cities and on roofs once decorated only with prayer flags
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
incredible performance a few attractive berries to help decorate the floor this final touch is hardly ever seen might he think he's found a bit of old snakeskin some scientists believe he's trying to
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A message from the next...
decorate my bookshelf all these things may appear small but every inspiration from around me encourages me to do something creative and feel very happy and energized thanks to being encouraged
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Japanese Bees Swarm...
the countryside bursts into life blossom decorates the trees and the sky hummons with the sound of insects it is also time to collect my wild bees
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Bird Of Paradise:...
A few attractive berries to help decorate the floor.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
few attractive berries to help decorate the floor
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The world’s most...
Other than that, we know little more than what we can see. The letters are varied in style and height. Some are borrowed from other scripts, but many are unique. The taller letters have been named gallows characters. The manuscript is highly decorated throughout with scroll-like embellishments. It appears to be written by two or more hands,
Video examples
Making waves: The power...
effects global movement. In the arctic and antarctic, where ice slabs decorate the water's surface, there's little temperature difference between surface and deeper waters. It's all pretty cold. But salinity differs, and in this scenario, that's what triggers the action. Here, the sun's rays melt surface ice,
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The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
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What it was like to grow...
that was decorated with elaborate homemade flags. And each flag has a picture of a baby on it. These were flags that were sent by families whom she helped treat their infertility problems. She explained that she had had enough
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
with the outside world far isolation had preserved a way of life that had withered everywhere else but a road now links the region to distant cities and on roofs once decorated only with prayer flags
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
incredible performance a few attractive berries to help decorate the floor this final touch is hardly ever seen might he think he's found a bit of old snakeskin some scientists believe he's trying to
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A message from the next...
decorate my bookshelf all these things may appear small but every inspiration from around me encourages me to do something creative and feel very happy and energized thanks to being encouraged
Video examples
Japanese Bees Swarm...
the countryside bursts into life blossom decorates the trees and the sky hummons with the sound of insects it is also time to collect my wild bees
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Bird Of Paradise:...
A few attractive berries to help decorate the floor.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
few attractive berries to help decorate the floor
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Charley Boorman
English Actor
I had a wife and children. I was mostly working in painting and decorating and then taking the occasional acting job as they came along. At that stage in your life you have to think about your priorities. It looked like I was going to have to take the building more seriously and give up acting.
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Gary Wright
American Musician
George Harrison is perhaps one of the most creative people I ever met, not only in his music and songwriting, but just the way he lived his life, decorated his gardens and homes. He was a dear friend of mine. His entire approach to music was very unique.
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Leslie Odom, Jr.
American Actor
I haven't had a chance to decorate my dressing room yet, but I have these pictures of myself as a kid that I want to put up because I said, 'I really want to make sure that I take that kid with me on this journey.' I want him to experience this.
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Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
There is no society ever discovered in the remotest corner of the world that has not had something that we would consider the arts. Visual arts - decoration of surfaces and bodies - appears to be a human universal.
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Malaika Arora Khan
Indian Actress
For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry.
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Madchen Amick
American Actress
When I was just starting out, I had two choices: I could be the beautiful girl on the main man's arm as decoration, or I would have to do a little independent movie to get any depth in the female character.
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Laurie Hernandez
American Athlete
When I came home after 'DWTS,' I had a couple of days, and I had actually given the Mirrorball to my mom. She loves to decorate the house, so I said, 'Here - make it pretty. Do what you want with it!
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Ismail Haniyeh
Palestinian Politician
Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away.
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Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I haven't got time in my life to do all the things I should be doing, like running and dieting and decorating my house, buying some furniture.
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
I was a product of the society that said women are for decoration, and I do think girls should be able to do whatever they want.
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Charley Boorman
English Actor
I had a wife and children. I was mostly working in painting and decorating and then taking the occasional acting job as they came along. At that stage in your life you have to think about your priorities. It looked like I was going to have to take the building more seriously and give up acting.
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Gary Wright
American Musician
George Harrison is perhaps one of the most creative people I ever met, not only in his music and songwriting, but just the way he lived his life, decorated his gardens and homes. He was a dear friend of mine. His entire approach to music was very unique.
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Leslie Odom, Jr.
American Actor
I haven't had a chance to decorate my dressing room yet, but I have these pictures of myself as a kid that I want to put up because I said, 'I really want to make sure that I take that kid with me on this journey.' I want him to experience this.
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Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
There is no society ever discovered in the remotest corner of the world that has not had something that we would consider the arts. Visual arts - decoration of surfaces and bodies - appears to be a human universal.
Quote examples
Malaika Arora Khan
Indian Actress
For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry.
Quote examples
Madchen Amick
American Actress
When I was just starting out, I had two choices: I could be the beautiful girl on the main man's arm as decoration, or I would have to do a little independent movie to get any depth in the female character.
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Laurie Hernandez
American Athlete
When I came home after 'DWTS,' I had a couple of days, and I had actually given the Mirrorball to my mom. She loves to decorate the house, so I said, 'Here - make it pretty. Do what you want with it!
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Ismail Haniyeh
Palestinian Politician
Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away.
Quote examples
Jennifer Saunders
British Comedian
I haven't got time in my life to do all the things I should be doing, like running and dieting and decorating my house, buying some furniture.
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
I was a product of the society that said women are for decoration, and I do think girls should be able to do whatever they want.
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