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Learn to pronounce dec·o·rate

/ˈdekəˌrāt/
verb
  1. make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.
    "the town was decorated with Christmas lights"
    synonyms: ornament, adorn, trim, embellish, garnish, furnish, accessorize, enhance, grace, enrich, festoon, garland, trick out, bedeck, beautify, prettify, furbelow
  2. confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces).
    "he was decorated for outstanding bravery"
    synonyms: give a medal to, pin a medal on, honor, confer an award on, cite, mention in dispatches, reward

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