verb
Meaning 1
To deck, ornament, or adorn
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
To deck, ornament, or adorn
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
to grace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
decorate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: deck, bedight
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Narrower terms: plume
History
From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.