embellish with



embellish something with something

 
1. . Lit. to ornament something with something. He embellished the painting with too many little decorations. The room has been embellished with too many baroque sconces.
2. Fig. to add to a story with detail. The storyteller embellished the tale with the names of people in the audience. I always try to embellish my tales with a little local color.
3. Fig. to add untrue things to a story. He tends to embellish the truth with a few imaginative details. There is no need to embellish this story with anything untrue.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AamuAH:-mooFinnish
Wickaninnishwik-ə-NIN-ish (English)Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth
AndrewAN-droo (English)English, Biblical
Vasanta-Hinduism
Mitxel-Basque
GotthilfGAWT-hilfGerman