embellishv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/,

/ɛmˈbɛlɪʃ/, U.S.

/əmˈbɛlɪʃ/,

/ɛmˈbɛlɪʃ/

Forms: Middle English embelyssh, (Middle English enbelyse, embellis), Middle English embellissh, embellysh, ( embelese, embelyse, embelyce, enbelis, enbelissh, embelsh), 1500s– embellish. Also 1600s–1700s imbelish, imbellish.

Etymology: < Old French embelliss- lengthened stem of embellir , < en- (see en- prefix¹) + bel beautiful.

Thesaurus »

†a. To render beautiful (obsolete in general sense).

b. To beautify with adventitious adornments; to ornament.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament

dightc1200

begoa1225

fay?c1225

rustc1275

duba1300

shrouda1300

adorna1325

flourishc1325

apparel1366

depaintc1374

dressa1375

raila1375

anorna1382

orna1382

honourc1390

paintc1390

pare1393

garnisha1400

mensk?a1400

apykec1400

hightlec1400

overfretc1440

exornc1450

embroider1460

repair1484

empare1490

ornate1490

bedo?a1500

purfle?a1500

glorify?1504

betrap1509

broider1509

deck?1521

likelya1522

to set forth1530

exornate1539

grace1548

adornate1550

fardc1550

gaud1554

pink1558

bedeck1559

tight1572

begaud1579

embellish1579

bepounce1582

parela1586

flower1587

ornify1590

illustrate1592

tinsel1594

formalize1595

adore1596

suborn1596

trapper1597

condecorate1599

diamondize1600

furnish1600

enrich1601

mense1602

prank1605

overgreen1609

crown1611

enjewel1611

broocha1616

varnish1641

ornament1650

array1652

bedub1657

bespangle1675

irradiate1717

gem1747

begem1749

redeck1771

blazon1813

aggrace1825

diamond1839

panoply1851

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women, Lucrece Teeres ful of hevytee Embelysshed [v.r. embelesed, enbelised] hire wifly chastitee.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1034 & enbelyse his burȝ with his bele chere.

c1440 Partonope 5981 Wyth beaute..nature Wold so embelyce ony oo creature.

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. i. 19 The robes of purpure..enbelysshith the body.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Feb. It was embellisht with blossomes fayre.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 185 The Elm [yields] a waterish humour, which is very proper to imbelish the skin.

1679–88 in J. Y. Akerman Moneys Secret Services Charles II & James II (1851) 49 For writing, flourishing, and embellishing, partly in gold, a letre sent to the Emperor of..Morocco.

1738 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. (ed. 2) II. 85 His hair embellish'd with artificial locks.

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod i. iii. 36 Bridles..embellished with bits of yellow gold.

1872 J. Yeats Techn. Hist. Commerce 248 The objects thus embellished were jewel-cases.

c. figurative; now often with sense to ‘dress up’, heighten (a narration) with fictitious additions.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > embellish [verb (transitive)]

flourish13..

coloura1393

embellish1447

pounce1576

thrum1590

foil1611

embroider1614

figurate1652

trick1759

1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys Introd. 3 Hys newe poetrye Enbelshyd wyth colours of rethoryk.

1482 W. Caxton (title) Higden's Polychronicon..emprynted and sette in forme by me William Caxton and a lytel embelysshed fro tholde makyng.

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. xvii. 153 To imbellish mens mindes with..Learning that may gaine them preferment.

1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature vii. 154 False notions of glory: imbellishd indeed by servile wits.

1733 J. Swift Epist. to Lady 6 I shall..with Books my Mind embellish.

1772 W. Jones Ess. ii. 205 A simple and agreeable melody, which will..embellish [the words].

1801 Home in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 329 Events..probably..much exaggerated and embellished.

1852 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders (ed. 2) 53 A long life..embellished by elegant pursuits.

1891 N.E.D. at Embellish Mod. The story is true in substance, but has been greatly embellished.

†2. figurative. To brighten (in feeling), cheer. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > make cheerful [verb (transitive)]

to mend a person's cheera1325

raisec1384

cherishc1400

rehetec1400

blithec1440

cheer1440

lightena1450

light?1473

embellish1481

hearten1524

exhilarate1540

laetificate1547

to cheer up1550

lift1572

to do a person's heart good1575

acheera1592

upcheerc1595

cherry1596

relevate1598

encheer1605

brighten1607

buoy1652

undumpisha1661

to lift (up) a person's spirits1711

cheerfulize1781

blithen1824

pearten1827

chirk1843

to chipper up1873

to chirp up188.

to buck up1909

1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde i. v. 17 But they were embelisshid moche of that they sawe the firmament thus torne and so nobly to holde his cours.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	embellish
释义	embellishv. Brit. /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/, /ɛmˈbɛlɪʃ/, U.S. /əmˈbɛlɪʃ/, /ɛmˈbɛlɪʃ/ Forms: Middle English embelyssh, (Middle English enbelyse, embellis), Middle English embellissh, embellysh, ( embelese, embelyse, embelyce, enbelis, enbelissh, embelsh), 1500s– embellish. Also 1600s–1700s imbelish, imbellish. Etymology: < Old French embelliss- lengthened stem of embellir , < en- (see en- prefix¹) + bel beautiful. 1. Thesaurus » †a. To render beautiful (obsolete in general sense). b. To beautify with adventitious adornments; to ornament. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament dightc1200 begoa1225 fay?c1225 rustc1275 duba1300 shrouda1300 adorna1325 flourishc1325 apparel1366 depaintc1374 dressa1375 raila1375 anorna1382 orna1382 honourc1390 paintc1390 pare1393 garnisha1400 mensk?a1400 apykec1400 hightlec1400 overfretc1440 exornc1450 embroider1460 repair1484 empare1490 ornate1490 bedo?a1500 purfle?a1500 glorify?1504 betrap1509 broider1509 deck?1521 likelya1522 to set forth1530 exornate1539 grace1548 adornate1550 fardc1550 gaud1554 pink1558 bedeck1559 tight1572 begaud1579 embellish1579 bepounce1582 parela1586 flower1587 ornify1590 illustrate1592 tinsel1594 formalize1595 adore1596 suborn1596 trapper1597 condecorate1599 diamondize1600 furnish1600 enrich1601 mense1602 prank1605 overgreen1609 crown1611 enjewel1611 broocha1616 varnish1641 ornament1650 array1652 bedub1657 bespangle1675 irradiate1717 gem1747 begem1749 redeck1771 blazon1813 aggrace1825 diamond1839 panoply1851 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women, Lucrece Teeres ful of hevytee Embelysshed [v.r. embelesed, enbelised] hire wifly chastitee. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1034 & enbelyse his burȝ with his bele chere. c1440 Partonope 5981 Wyth beaute..nature Wold so embelyce ony oo creature. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. i. 19 The robes of purpure..enbelysshith the body. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Feb. It was embellisht with blossomes fayre. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 185 The Elm [yields] a waterish humour, which is very proper to imbelish the skin. 1679–88 in J. Y. Akerman Moneys Secret Services Charles II & James II (1851) 49 For writing, flourishing, and embellishing, partly in gold, a letre sent to the Emperor of..Morocco. 1738 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. (ed. 2) II. 85 His hair embellish'd with artificial locks. 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod i. iii. 36 Bridles..embellished with bits of yellow gold. 1872 J. Yeats Techn. Hist. Commerce 248 The objects thus embellished were jewel-cases. c. figurative; now often with sense to ‘dress up’, heighten (a narration) with fictitious additions. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > embellish [verb (transitive)] flourish13.. coloura1393 embellish1447 pounce1576 thrum1590 foil1611 embroider1614 figurate1652 trick1759 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys Introd. 3 Hys newe poetrye Enbelshyd wyth colours of rethoryk. 1482 W. Caxton (title) Higden's Polychronicon..emprynted and sette in forme by me William Caxton and a lytel embelysshed fro tholde makyng. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. xvii. 153 To imbellish mens mindes with..Learning that may gaine them preferment. 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature vii. 154 False notions of glory: imbellishd indeed by servile wits. 1733 J. Swift Epist. to Lady 6 I shall..with Books my Mind embellish. 1772 W. Jones Ess. ii. 205 A simple and agreeable melody, which will..embellish [the words]. 1801 Home in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 329 Events..probably..much exaggerated and embellished. 1852 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders (ed. 2) 53 A long life..embellished by elegant pursuits. 1891 N.E.D. at Embellish Mod. The story is true in substance, but has been greatly embellished. †2. figurative. To brighten (in feeling), cheer. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > make cheerful [verb (transitive)] to mend a person's cheera1325 raisec1384 cherishc1400 rehetec1400 blithec1440 cheer1440 lightena1450 light?1473 embellish1481 hearten1524 exhilarate1540 laetificate1547 to cheer up1550 lift1572 to do a person's heart good1575 acheera1592 upcheerc1595 cherry1596 relevate1598 encheer1605 brighten1607 buoy1652 undumpisha1661 to lift (up) a person's spirits1711 cheerfulize1781 blithen1824 pearten1827 chirk1843 to chipper up1873 to chirp up188. to buck up1909 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde i. v. 17 But they were embelisshid moche of that they sawe the firmament thus torne and so nobly to holde his cours. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1385
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