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decorate English

Meaning decorate meaning

What does decorate mean?
Definitions in simple English

decorate Verb

— If you decorate something, you make it look nice, usually by putting something pretty on it or painting it. We're going to decorate our Christmas tree tonight. The men sat in large uncomfortable wooden chairs decorated with carvings of flowers. The room was brightly decorated. — If mathx/math decorates mathy/math, mathy/math looks nice because mathx/math is on or close to it. In her room, photos decorated the white walls. — If you decorate someone, you give them a medal for doing something brave or good. He was decorated by the president for saving several men who had been shot.

decorate

— verb (= ornament, beautify) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc Decorate the room for the party beautify yourself for the special day — verb award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to He was decorated for his services in the military — verb (= dress) provide with decoration dress the windows — verb (= adorn) be beautiful to look at Flowers adorned the tables everywhere

Synonyms decorate synonyms

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decorate English » English

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States Quality

Decorated

Conjugation decorate conjugation

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decorate · verb

Examples decorate examples

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Simple sentences

You can decorate the cocktail with a cherry or a pineapple.
I like to decorate my room with flowers.
Mary helped her mother decorate the Christmas tree.
Marie helped her mother decorate the Christmas tree.
Tom helped his mother decorate the Christmas tree.
Tom helped Mary decorate her Christmas tree.
I helped Tom decorate his Christmas tree.
Let's decorate the Christmas tree.
Tom helped the teacher decorate the classroom for Valentine's Day.
How do you decorate your house for Christmas?
Mary asked Tom to help decorate her Christmas tree.

Movie subtitles

When a man begins to do a lot oftalking about hanging, he'd better be pretty certain as to who's gonna decorate the end ofthat rope.
Allow me to decorate you with the Order of the Golden Spelling Book.
Allow me to decorate you with the Order of the Stuffed Tunnel.
Will you allow me to decorate you?
When the country needs men who have courage like never before, he's just gonna decorate a chair and get himself honoured.
We have to stay and decorate the windows.
Worshipful Master, the brothers who decorate the columns are all regular members of the lodge or known visitors.
If you will excuse me, I must decorate the table.
Ensign Count Nicholas Rostov, I decorate you with the Order of Absolutely Everything!
We'll have to decorate so we can feel at home.
They'd decorate the kidnapper.
And, with great patience and loving skill made pictures from them to decorate their chapel.
I sometimes decorate cards.
Did you decorate it?
When a man begins to do a lot of talkin' about hangin', he'd better make pretty sure as to who's gonna decorate the end of the rope.
When we tire of ourselves, we change our hair, or hire a new cook. or decorate the house.
We have to stay and decorate the windows. - I almost forgot. - Yes.
No, come on, we won't have time to decorate our tree.
We've not had time to decorate.
Maybe they'll decorate him.
The king himself will call me back to decorate me.
If he's lucky enough to be seriously wounded, his government will decorate him with medals, which his fellow citizens will admire.
He has great esteem for Mr. Topaze but he didn't decorate him. He decorated him morally.
Let's decorate the car.
You manhunt a local martyr, And instead of cutting your throat, Your men decorate you with garlands when you pull out.
Some sportsmen decorate their walls with the head of a lion they once shot in Tanganyika, or some poor unfortunate rhino caught sunbathing in the Congo.
Now, contribute something to decorate the mosque for the glory of Allah, who has kept you safe on your journey here.
And Emir wishes to decorate his palace with that rose.
Maybe they'll decorate him. No, I doubt it.
So, quite simply, I take them to decorate my world.
Since i was entertaining, i thought i'd decorate the place.
Or are you just going to stand there and decorate the premises?
Somebody got to help me with the plants, to decorate for tomorrow's visitors.
A captain who sink the governor's ship can't be decorate.
Marie-Laure takes lovers to decorate her sitting room.
If we have to live here, we might as well decorate.
I decorate houses.

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