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adorn definition

adorn (ə dôrn′)

transitive verb

  1. to be an ornament to; add beauty, splendor, or distinction to
  2. to put decorations on; ornament

Etymology: ME adornen (altered after L) < OFr aourner < L adornare < ad-, to + ornare, to fit out: see ornament

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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