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  • 11adorn — [v] decorate array, beautify, bedeck, deck, doll up*, dress up, embellish, enhance, enrich, fix up, furbish, garnish, grace, gussy up*, ornament, spruce up, trim; concepts 162,177 Ant. damage, deform, hurt, leave plain, mar …

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  • 12adorn — ► VERB ▪ make more attractive or beautiful; decorate. DERIVATIVES adornment noun. ORIGIN Latin adornare deck out, decorate …

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  • 13Adorn — Liste des cours d eau de la Terre du Milieu Cet article recense les différents cours d eau de la Terre du Milieu, univers né de l imagination de John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Sommaire : Haut A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …

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  • 14adorn — UK [əˈdɔː(r)n] / US [əˈdɔrn] verb [transitive] Word forms adorn : present tense I/you/we/they adorn he/she/it adorns present participle adorning past tense adorned past participle adorned to decorate something Several original paintings adorn the …

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  • 15adorn — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin adornare, from ad + ornare to furnish more at ornate Date: 14th century 1. to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects 2. to enliven or decorate …

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  • 16adorn — verb Adorn is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑decoration Adorn is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cover, ↑wall …

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  • 17adorn — [[t]ədɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] adorns, adorning, adorned VERB If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful. [V n] His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books... [V n] Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls. Syn …

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  • 18adorn — a|dorn [əˈdo:n US o:rn] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: adorner, from Latin adornare, from ad to + ornare to decorate ] formal to decorate something adorn sth with sth ▪ church walls adorned with religious paintings …

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  • 19adorn — verb we ll adorn the hall with tiny lights and ropes of pine Syn: decorate, embellish, ornament, enhance; beautify, prettify, grace, bedeck, deck (out), dress (up), trim, swathe, wreathe, festoon, garland, array, emblazon, titivate …

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  • 20adorn — adorner, n. adorningly, adv. /euh dawrn /, v.t. 1. to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair. 2. to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance: Piety adorned Abigail s character. [1325… …

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