Home and furniture / B1

DEK-uh-rayt/ˈdekəreɪt/

To decorate is to add things to make a place look more attractive, or to paint a room. Ornament is a thing you hang; furnish is about furniture. Common rooms: you may decorate for Diwali; do not tape posters to fire doors.

Meaning

To add things to make a place look more attractive; also to paint a room.

Examples

• “You may decorate the common room for Diwali; do not tape posters to fire doors.”
• “Decorate the living room is the painting sense, not a festival display.”

Good to know

decorate a room / a cake. Noun: decoration(s). Painting / festivals. Not “decor” as a verb in B1 exams.

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