Decorating
/ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ/
Definitions
The act of adding ornamentation or improvements to a space or object to enhance its appearance.
/ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ/
To make something look more attractive by adding things to it.
She is decorating her new apartment with modern furniture.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're making your bedroom look awesome! Decorating is about adding stuff like cool posters, painting the walls, or putting up fairy lights to make a place look better and more fun.
👶 For kids: Making something look pretty! Like putting up balloons and streamers for a party.
More Examples
The children enjoyed decorating the Christmas tree.
They spent all day decorating the wedding hall.
How It's Used
"We are decorating the living room this weekend."
"The venue was beautifully decorated for the gala."
Idioms & expressions
decorate the tree
To add ornaments, lights, and other decorations to a Christmas tree.
"The family loves to decorate the tree together every year."
decorate for the holidays
To add decorations for a holiday.
"We are decorating for the holidays."
From the Latin "decorare" meaning "to adorn" or "to beautify." It developed through French influence.
Used in various contexts since the 16th century, initially referring to embellishing with ornaments and then broadening to interior design.
Memory tip
Think of adding colors, pictures, and furniture to a room to make it pretty.