EMBEL'LISH, verb transitive [Latin bellus, pretty.] 1. To adorn; to beautify; to decorate; to make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; applied to persons or things. We embellish the person with rich apparel, a garden with shrubs and flowers, and style with metaphors. 2. To make graceful or elegant; as, to embellish manners.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI