English → Latin
“embellish” in Latin
ōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praiseexōrnōto equip, furnish, supply, provide; to adorn, embellishadōrnōto get ready, furnish, equip, provide, fit out; to decorate, ornament, adorn, embellishdecorōto decorate, adorn, embellish, grace, beautify; to honourdistinguōto distinguish; to separate, divide or part; to adorn or decoratedecushonor, distinction, glory; pride, dignity; grace, splendor, ornament, beauty
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
embellish
ornare: exornare: adornare: decorare: distinguere: (The words are found in this connection and order.) distinguere et adornare [SYN. in ADORN]: decori or ornamento esse: decus afferre alicui or alicui rei. To embellish with words, aliquid verbis adornare or oratione exornare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for embellish?
- The usual Latin words for “embellish” are ōrnō, exōrnō, adōrnō; also decorō, distinguō, decus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.