embellish

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 15, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>embellish</strong> &#149; \im-BELL-ish\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><em>Embellish</em> means "to make (something) more appealing or attractive with fanciful or decorative details."</p> <p>// As they grew older, the children realized their grandfather <em>embellished</em> the stories of his travels abroad.</p> <p>// The gift shop had cowboy shirts and hats <em>embellished</em> with beads and stitching.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embellish">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Well, I've always wanted to write a children's book. This is just partly based on a story I used to tell Krishna, my daughter, when she was going to bed at night, but we just <em>embellished</em> it and <em>embellished</em> it." — Padma Lakshmi, quoted in <em>Bon Appétit</em>, 27 May 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Embellish</em> is related to the French word for "beautiful," <em>bel</em>, and, traditionally, it has been used to imply beautifying an object with the addition of things unessential. That's still true; however, it is equally appealing as an adjective for making statements or stories sound more entertaining.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>