A "modifier" has, just as it sounds, the role of embellishing sentences.
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Embellishing
Synonyms for "embellishing" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (16)
Noun(14 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
ornamental pattern
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More general
14 entriesadornbeautifydeceptiondecoratedecorating activitydecorative qualityenhancefabricationmodifyornamentornamentationstorytellingstylistic modificationtextual modification
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18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
14 entriescareful embellishingdecorative motifsembellished manuscriptembellishing designembellishing detailsembellishing manuscriptembellishing proseembellishing rhetoricembellishing writingembellishment techniquesexcessive embellishmentextensive embellishingfictionalized narrativeornamental features
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Kids were embellishing all the rumors.
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Many people used to be mapmakers in the wonderful art of cartography. They made maps on wood and hide and paper and stone. They painted or drew. They used charcoal or carved with knives; embellishing and decorating sea monsters and far-off places where people roamed.
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There would be no difficulty in embellishing the exterior with suitable architectural enrichments, if it be desired, and I think that some improvement might be effected in the parapet of the tower.
Source: tatoeba (12109137)
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