Embellish \Em*bel"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embellished; p. pr. & vb. n. Embellishing.]

[OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See Beauty.]

To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or style with metaphors.

Syn: To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish; enrich; ornament; illustrate. See Adorn.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)