ornament
verb/ˈɔːnəment/
/ˈɔːrnəment/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ornament | /ˈɔːnəment/ /ˈɔːrnəment/ |
| he / she / it ornaments | /ˈɔːnəments/ /ˈɔːrnəments/ |
| past simple ornamented | /ˈɔːnəmentɪd/ /ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/ |
| past participle ornamented | /ˈɔːnəmentɪd/ /ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/ |
| -ing form ornamenting | /ˈɔːnəmentɪŋ/ /ˈɔːrnəmentɪŋ/ |
- ornament something to add decoration to something synonym decorate
- a room richly ornamented with carving
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘accessory’): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.
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