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decorate

 
/ˈdek·əˌreɪt/ verb (present participle decorating, past tense and past participle decorated)

Definition

B1 to make something look more attractive by putting things on it: They decorated the room with balloons for her party.
to put paint or paper on the walls of a room or building: The whole house needs decorating.
(Definition of decorate verb from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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