decorate

/dˈɛkɚˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
   “Decorate the room for the party”
2. be beautiful to look at
   “Flowers adorned the tables everywhere”
3. award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
   “He was decorated for his services in the military”
4. provide with decoration
   “dress the windows”

Synonyms for decorate

• adorn
• grace
• ornament
• embellish
• beautify
• deck
• dress

Words that rhyme with decorate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate