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Phrase(s): embellish something with something
1. Lit. to ornament something with something. • He embellished the painting with too many little decorations. • The room has been embellished with too many baroque sconces. 2. Fig. to add to a story with detail. • The storyteller embellished the tale with the names of people in the audience. • I always try to embellish my tales with a little local color. 3. Fig. to add untrue things to a story. • He tends to embellish the truth with a few imaginative details. • There is no need to embellish this story with anything untrue.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs