glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"

exaggerate, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

ornament - be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

wreathe - decorate or deck with wreathes; "wreathe the grave site"

incrust, encrust, beset - decorate or cover lavishly with gems

braid - decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"

broider, embroider - decorate with needlework

stick - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"

illustrate - e.g., illustrate a book with drawings

garland - adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the statue"

fledge, flight - decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"

bespangle, spangle - decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"

foliate - decorate with leaves

flag - decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"

bard, caparison, dress up - put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

bead - decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"

pipe - trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"

applique - sew on as a decoration

gild the lily, paint the lily - adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)

vermiculate - decorate with wavy or winding lines

smock - embellish by sewing in lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"

hang - decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"

prank - dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"

tinsel - adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"

tart up - decorate in a cheap and flashy way; "the small-town bar was all tarted up"

stucco - decorate with stucco work; "stuccoed ceilings"

redecorate - redo the decoration of an apartment or house

panel - decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"

bejewel, jewel - adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"

filet, fillet - decorate with a lace of geometric designs

scallop - decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"

bedizen - decorate tastelessly

dress ship - decorate a ship with flags

garnish, trim, dress - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

trim - decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"

bedeck, bedight, deck - decorate; "deck the halls with holly"

festoon - decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"

enamel - coat, inlay, or surface with enamel

inlay - decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

lacquer - coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"

begild, engild, gild - decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

illuminate - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

blazon, emblazon - decorate with heraldic arms

emblazon, colour, color - decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"

fringe - adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"

fret - decorate with an interlaced design

landscape - embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"

ornament - be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

groom, curry, dress - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

window-dress, dress up - make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"

slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivate - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"

polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

become, suit - enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"