Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To adorn or honour (someone or something).

Examples

11 sentences

  1. The painting is in an ornate frame.

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  2. France is known for its ornate architecture.

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  3. Even the ceiling of the treasury is very ornate.

    deSelbst die Decke der Schatzkammer ist sehr prunkvoll. — Sciuro_Kvar

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  4. The ornate cornice adorned the top of the building.

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  5. The loaf of bread was adorned with ornate tiny squirrels.

    deDer Brotlaib war mit kunstvollen kleinen Eichhörnchen verziert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

From Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (verb

From Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French orner.

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Forms

ornates, ornating, ornated, ornated
Base formornate · to ornate
3rd person singularornates
Present participleornating
Past simpleornated
Past participleornated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyornate
he, she, itornates

Past simpleLesson

all personsornated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ornated
he, she, ithas ornated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ornate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ornamentB2ornamentalC1ornamentallyorphanA2orphanage
ornate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto