To add grace notes, syncopated accents, trills, etc. to (a melody)
Webster's New World
To improve (an account or report) by adding details, often of a fictitious or imaginary kind; touch up.
Webster's New World
To embellish is defined as to make something fancier by decorating it, or to exaggerate or add details to a story to make it more exciting or interesting.
An example of embellish is when you add fringe to a skirt to make the skirt fancier.
An example of embellish is when you exaggerate about the size of the fish you caught to make your fishing story more interesting.
embellishes; embellished; embellishing. Britannica Dictionary definition of EMBELLISH. [+ object] : to decorate (something) by adding special details and features : to make (something) more appealing or attractive.
transitive verb. : to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate. a book embellished with illustrations. : to heighten the attractiveness of by adding decorative or fanciful details : enhance. embellished our account of the trip.
Some common synonyms of embellish are adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, garnish, and ornament. While all these words mean "to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential," embellish often stresses the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament.
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