Meaning & use
adorn
To make a person or thing more beautiful by adding decorations or ornaments.
See it in a sentence
Fresh flowers adorned every table at the elegant wedding reception that evening.
Intricate carvings adorn the temple's ancient stone walls from floor to ceiling.
A note on using this word
Adorn is a literary or formal verb; 'decorate' is the more everyday equivalent in casual speech.
Words with a similar meaning
decorateembellish
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Words with an opposite meaning
strip
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