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Embellish vs Titivate - What's the difference?

embellish | titivate |

As verbs the difference between embellish and titivate

is that embellish is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate while titivate is to make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc); to add some finishing touches to.

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

    titivate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tidivate * tiddivate * tittivate

    Verb

    (titivat)
  • To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to.

    • Derived terms

    * titivation * titivator