Words / C1

uh-DORN/əˈdɔːn/

To adorn is to decorate or add something attractive: adorn a hall, a title adorned with a crest. Decorate is everyday; embellish can mean adding extra (sometimes untrue) detail; strip sits opposite. A crest on the methods page does not replace a number.

Meaning

To decorate something, or to add something attractive to it.

Examples

• “Do not adorn the methods page with a crest; the n still has to be a number.”
• “Decorate is everyday. Embellish is the risky cousin. Ornament is the noun. A crest is branding. A count is methods. Put the n first; the arms can go on the cover.”

Good to know

Decorate; add ornament. Everyday: decorate. Risky cousin: embellish. A crest ≠ an n.

Near in meaning

decorate

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