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
RobynRAH-binEnglish
Elnur-Azerbaijani
Svjetlana-Croatian, Serbian
Hildr&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
Michellemee-SHEL (French), mi-SHEL (English)French, English, Dutch
Goldie (2)-Yiddish