decorate
verbadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˈdɛkəɹeɪt//
To furnish with decorations.
verb
- 1
To furnish with decorations.
We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles.
- 2
To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
There's some paint left over from when we decorated the guest bedroom.
We moved in over a month ago but we still haven't gotten started on decorating.
- 3
To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
People tend to decorate for the holidays or special events.
- 4
To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
He was decorated for his service in three wars.
- 5
To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
It makes sure that the field name argument is not empty, and that the field specified there is an actual existing field in the class which declares the method decorated with this attribute.
Etymology
From Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participle of decorō (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”, decor- in compounds), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”).
adjective
- 1
archaicdecorated, adorned
Etymology
From Middle English decorat (“decorated, adorned”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Originally also used as the past participle of decorate; compare generate or communicate.
Forms
- comparative
- more decorate
- superlative
- most decorate
- past tense
- decorated
- past participle
- decorated
- present participle
- decorating
- third person singular
- decorates