Definition of "embellish" in Anglais

verb

1. To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.

   • The old book cover was embellished with golden letters

2. (by extension) To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.

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

   • to embellish a story, the truth