exornate

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verb

To embellish, adorn, decorate.

OriginLatin exōrnātus →
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Meanings

verbexornate (third-person singular simple present exornates, present participle exornating, simple past and past participle exornated)

present singular third person exornates · participle present exornating · participle past exornated · past exornated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo embellish, adorn, decorate.

Origin

  1. Latinexōrnātus
  2. Englishexornate

From Latin exōrnātus.

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Anagrams

xeronate
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APA

exornate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exornate

MLA

“exornate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exornate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exornate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exornate.

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