Большой англо-русский словарь:
adorn
глагол
1) украшать; быть украшением
Синоним(ы):
beautify,
decorate,
embellish,
ornament
2) приукрашивать, привирать
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:
adorn
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin
adornare, from
ad- +
ornare to furnish — more at
ornate
Date: 14th century
1. to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
2. to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments
Example: people of fashion who adorned the Court
Synonyms:
adorn,
decorate,
ornament,
embellish,
beautify,
deck,
garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential.
adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself
Example: a diamond necklace adorned her neck.
decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design
Example: decorate a birthday cake.
ornament and
embellish imply the adding of something extraneous,
ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original
Example: a white house ornamented with green shutters,
embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament
Example: embellish a page with floral borders.
beautify adds to
embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness
Example: will beautify the grounds with flower beds.
deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness
Example: a house all decked out for Christmas.
garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food
Example: an entrée garnished with parsley.
