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embellish

/ɪmˈbelɪʃ/

តុបតែងលម្អ

  1. verb តុបតែងលម្អ, លម្អ
    make something more attractive by the addition of decorative details
    ធ្វើឱ្យអ្វីមួយកាន់តែស្រស់ស្អាតដោយបន្ថែមគ្រឿងតុបតែង
    She embellished the dress with lace and beads.
    នាងបានតុបតែងលម្អរ៉ូបនោះដោយបន្ថែមប៉ាក់ និងអង្កាំ។
  2. verb បន្ថែមបន្ថយរឿង, ពន្លើស
    make a story more entertaining by adding extra, untrue details
    បន្ថែមព័ត៌មានមិនពិតខ្លះទៅក្នុងរឿងដើម្បីឱ្យស្តាប់ទៅគួរឱ្យទាក់ទាញ
    He has a tendency to embellish the truth when telling stories.
    គាត់មានទម្លាប់បន្ថែមបន្ថយរឿងពិតនៅពេលនិទានរឿង។

Synonyms: decorate, adorn, ornament, exaggerate, embroider

Antonyms: simplify, understate, disfigure

Forms: embellished, embellishing, embellishes

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.