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embellish

/ɛm-/
verb
  1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

    "The old book cover was embellished with golden letters"

  2. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.

    "to embellish a story, the truth"

Synonymsadorn, beautify, deck, decorate, grace, ornament

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