Bedeck

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To deck, ornament, or adorn transitive

    "She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls."

  2. 2
    decorate wordnet
  3. 3
    to grace. transitive

Synonyms

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deckadornapparelarrayattirebeautify

Example

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"She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls."

Etymology

From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.

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