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Added 9 October 2026

adorn

/əˈdɔɹn/ verb

In Latin: adōrnō, como Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about adorn at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Decorate the room for the party
Be beautiful to look at.
Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors.

Origin

From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.

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