decorate
To furnish with decorationsTo furnish with decorations.
» She decorated her room with roses.
Sie hat ihr Zimmer mit Rosen dekoriert.
Она украсила свою комнату розами.
Вона прикрасила свою кiмнату трояндами.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To furnish with decorations.
We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles.
ausschmücken, dekorieren
украша́тьukrašátʹ, укра́ситьukrásitʹ, декори́роватьdekorírovatʹ
(ambitransitive)To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
There's some paint left over from when we decorated the guest bedroom.
We moved in over a month ago but we still haven't gotten started on decorating.
tapezieren, streichen, ausschmücken
(transitive)To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
He was decorated for his service in three wars.
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
(transitive)To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
It makes sure that the field name argument is not empty, and that the field specified there is an actual existing field in the class which declares the method decorated with this attribute.
Examples
351 sentencesShe decorated her room with roses.
Вона прикрасила свою кiмнату трояндами.
ruОна украсила свою комнату розами.
deSie hat ihr Zimmer mit Rosen dekoriert.
Tom helped Mary decorate her Christmas tree.
Том допоміг Мері прикрасити ялинку.
ruТом помог Мэри нарядить рождественскую ёлку.
deTom half Maria beim Schmücken ihres Weihnachtsbaumes.
Tom decorated his house with Christmas lights.
Том прикрасив свій будинок різдвяними вогнями.
Let's decorate the Christmas tree.
Давай наряджати ялинку.
ruДавай наряжать ёлку!
deLasst uns den Weihnachtsbaum schmücken.
Mary decorated the cake.
Мері прикрасила торт.
ruМэри украсила торт.
deMaria garnierte die Torte.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participleFrom Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participle of decorō (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”, decor- in compounds), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”).
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Forms
decorates, decorating, decorated, decoratedSynonyms
26 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle