What is the difference between acceptable and embellish?
acceptable | embellish |
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable'' present, one ''acceptable to us.
Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=December 29
, author=Paul Doyle
, title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle
, work=The Guardian
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
As a adjective acceptable
is capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable'' present, one ''acceptable to us.As a verb embellish is
to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.acceptable
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Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* unacceptable * inacceptableDerived terms
* acceptableness * acceptablyExternal links
* * * ----embellish
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Verb
(es)- The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
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- to embellish a story, the truth
