Adorn vs Aborn - What's the difference?
adorn | aborn |
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
* Bible, Isa. lxi. 10
* Goldsmith
(obsolete) adornment
born, begotten, created, developed
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As verbs the difference between adorn and aborn
is that adorn is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate while aborn is .As a noun adorn
is (obsolete) adornment.As an adjective aborn is
born, begotten, created, developed.adorn
English
Verb
(en verb)- a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
- a character adorned with every Christian grace
- a gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters
- as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels
- At church, with meek and unaffected grace, / His looks adorned the venerable place.
Synonyms
* beautify * bedeck * decorate * deck * grace * ornament * prettify * See alsoNoun
- (Spenser)
Anagrams
* * * *aborn
English
Adjective
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