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Accouter vs Embellish - What's the difference?

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Accouter is a related term of embellish.


As verbs the difference between accouter and embellish

is that accouter is to furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array while embellish is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

accouter

English

Alternative forms

* (Commonwealth) accoutre

Verb

(en verb)
  • To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.
  • * Both accoutred like young men. - Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, III-iv
  • * For this, in rags accoutered are they seen. -
  • * Accoutered with his burden and his staff. -

    • See also

    * accoutrements

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Verb

    (roa-jer-verb)
  • to lean upon one's elbows

    • embellish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
    • The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
  • * {{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 citation , page= , passage=Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.}}
  • To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
    • to embellish a story, the truth

    Synonyms

    * adorn * beautify * decorate * deck * grace * ornament * prettify * See also