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  • 121decor — noun (C, U) the way that the inside of a building is decorated: tacky furniture and tasteless decor decorate verb especially BrE 1 (I, T) to make the inside of a building look more attractive by painting it, putting paper on the walls etc: I m… …

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  • 122paint — [13] Paint comes ultimately from an Indo European base *pik , *pig . This originally meant ‘cut’ (English file comes from it), but it broadened out via ‘decorate with cut marks’ and simply ‘decorate’ to ‘decorate with colour’ (whence English… …

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  • 123illuminate — [i lo͞o′mə nāt΄] vt. illuminated, illuminating [< L illuminatus, pp. of illuminare, to light up < in , in + luminare, to light < lumen (gen. luminis), a light < IE * leuksmen < base * leuk : see ILLUSTRATE] 1. a) to give light to;… …

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  • 124dress ship — verb decorate a ship with flags • Hypernyms: ↑decorate, ↑adorn, ↑grace, ↑ornament, ↑embellish, ↑beautify • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * …

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  • 125daiker — ˈdākər transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably from French décorer to decorate, from Latin decorare more at decorate Scotland : to put in order : decorate the chaise … was elegantly daikered out with evergreens W.D.Latto …

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  • 126a|dorn´ing|ly — a|dorn «uh DRN», transitive verb. 1. to add beauty to: »Wild flowers adorned the river bank. SYNONYM(S): beautify. 2. to put ornaments on; decorate: »She adorned her hair with flowers. SYNONYM(S): deck. See syn. under decorate. ( …

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  • 127a|dorn´er — a|dorn «uh DRN», transitive verb. 1. to add beauty to: »Wild flowers adorned the river bank. SYNONYM(S): beautify. 2. to put ornaments on; decorate: »She adorned her hair with flowers. SYNONYM(S): deck. See syn. under decorate. ( …

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  • 128a|dorn — «uh DRN», transitive verb. 1. to add beauty to: »Wild flowers adorned the river bank. SYNONYM(S): beautify. 2. to put ornaments on; decorate: »She adorned her hair with flowers. SYNONYM(S): deck. See syn. under decorate. ( …

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