mindmap root((装饰)) adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself: a diamond necklace ~ed her neck. decorate suggests the addition of color or interest to what is dull or monotonous: ~ a birthday cake with colored frosting. ornament implies the adding of something extraneous to heighten or set off the original: a white house ~ed with green shutters. embellish often stresses the adding of a superfluous or adventitious element: ~ a page with floral borders. beautify suggests a counteracting of a plainness or ugliness: will ~ the park with flower beds. deck, bedeck imply the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness: a house all ~ed out for the holidays; ~ed with garlands. garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food: airline food invariably ~ed with parsley.