# decorated

Pronunciation: say "DEK-uh-ray-tid" /ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Made attractive by adding ornaments, patterns, or other items meant to please the eye.
   - Simple: Made attractive by adding nice things like pictures, lights, or flowers.
   - _The richly decorated ceiling drew every visitor's gaze upward._
   - _Her elaborately decorated cake won first place at the county fair._
3. Honored with prizes, medals, or other awards, often for outstanding service or achievement.
   - Simple: Given a medal or award for doing something very well or bravely.
   - _The decorated firefighter received yet another commendation last spring._
   - _Many decorated veterans attended the memorial service downtown._
4. Belonging to the ornate middle phase of English Gothic architecture, known for elaborate stone tracery and rich carving.
   - Simple: Belonging to a richly carved style of old English church building.
   - _The decorated tracery of the east window is among the finest in England._
   - _Architects added a decorated chancel to the older Norman church._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of decorate. — simple past and past participle of decorate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of decorate. Use this form for something that was made to look nicer earlier.
   - _The volunteers decorated the hall before the ceremony began._
   - _She has decorated every room in the new house._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/decorated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).