embellish something with something
- embellish something with something
embellish something with something
1. Lit. to ornament something with something. •
He embellished the painting with too many little decorations.
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The room has been embellished with too many baroque sconces.
2. Fig. to add to a story with detail. •
The storyteller embellished the tale with the names of people in the audience.
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I always try to embellish my tales with a little local color.
3. Fig. to add untrue things to a story. •
He tends to embellish the truth with a few imaginative details.
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There is no need to embellish this story with anything untrue.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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