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decorate

[dek-uh-reyt] / ˈdɛk əˌreɪt /


VERB
honor and give medal
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One of the youngest sweet tooths is Matilda, six, who helped her mum Jasmin Gelsana, 36, decorate a store-bought cake, and who happily admits: "I'm a good eater, not a baker".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Even in rural villages far from the city, capybaras decorate everything from balloons to shoes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Photocopied drawings of jars containing the words I’m thankful for were distributed to everyone who wanted to decorate the tree.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

As a kid rumbling by “the Joey P” in the backseat of my mom’s minivan, I never thought about what it really means to decorate a warship for Christmas.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

“I always try to decorate the stones,” she said.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann