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decorate
/ˈdekəreɪt/ verbDefinition
MAKE ATTRACTIVE [T] › to make something look more attractive by putting things on it or around it: They decorated the room with balloons for her party.
PAINT [I, T] › to put paint or paper on the walls or other surfaces of a room or building: The whole house needs decorating.
be decorated › to be given a medal (= small, metal disc) as official respect for military action: He was decorated for bravery.
(Definition of decorate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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