Adorns

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To embellish something by adding attractive elements or decorative items that increase its beauty or appeal
2. To enhance the appearance of something by adding decorative features that make it more attractive
3. To beautify an object or space through the addition of ornamental elements

Etymology: "Adorns" is the third-person singular present of "adorn," which came into English from Old French "aorner," later "adorner," itself from Latin "adornare." That Latin verb combines "ad-" (to or toward) with "ornare," which originally meant to equip or furnish, and only later came to mean decorate. So the verb's first sense was practical preparation, and the idea of ornament grew out of it.

Synonyms: decorates, beautifies, embellishes, ornaments, enhances

Antonyms: disfigures, detracts, defaces, blemishes, mars