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Adorn vs Betrim - What's the difference?

adorn | betrim |

As verbs the difference between adorn and betrim

is that adorn is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate while betrim is to set in order; to adorn, deck, or embellish.

As a noun adorn

is (obsolete) adornment.

adorn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
    • 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
  • * Bible, Isa. lxi. 10
    • as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels
  • * Goldsmith
    • At church, with meek and unaffected grace, / His looks adorned the venerable place.

    Synonyms

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

    Noun

  • (obsolete) adornment
    • (Spenser)

    Anagrams

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    betrim

    English

    Verb

  • To set in order; to adorn, deck, or embellish.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • To trim (anything) about.
    • (Webster 1913)