adorn

Definition

To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

Etymology

From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.

Example Sentences

• "a man adorned with noble statuary and columns"
• "a character adorned with every Christian grace"
• "A gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters."