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embellish

 
/ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ verb [T]

Translation

to make something more beautiful or interesting by adding something to it
süslemek, güzelleştirmek, ilginç hale getirmek
He embellished the story with lots of dramatic detail.954
embellishment noun [C, U]
süsleme
(Definition of embellish verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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