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Definition of ornament verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ornament

verb

NAmE//ˈɔrnəˌmɛnt//

[usually passive] ornament something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ornament

he / she / it ornaments

past simple ornamented

-ing form ornamenting

to add decoration to something synonym decorate a room richly ornamented with carving

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