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decorate

[dek-uh-reyt] / ˈdɛk əˌreɪt /


VERB
honor and give medal
Synonyms


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Researchers believe it may have been used to decorate bodies, possibly serving as a way to express identity or distinguish between groups.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 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

We imagined that we had a huge old manse like this one to decorate, and rejoiced to discover that we had the same ideas about furniture, flowers, even the same favorite colors.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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