Embellish
Embellish verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Usage example: the story of the comic marriage proposal was embellished as it passed from one generation to the next in the family
Emphasize and embellish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Embellish".
Nearby Words: embellishment, embellishing
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enhance and embellish
- enhance and emphasize
- illustrate and embellish
- illustrate and emphasize
- embroider and embellish
- embroider and emphasize
- exaggerate and embellish
- exaggerate and emphasize
- overplay and embellish
- overplay and emphasize
- illuminate and embellish
- illuminate and emphasize
- set off and embellish
- set off and emphasize
Common collocations
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Emphasize and Embellish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/embellish/emphasize
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