{
    "term": "decorate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/de/decorating_diy.png",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "decorate",
            "heSheIt": "decorates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "decorated",
        "pastParticiple": "decorated",
        "ingForm": "decorating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make something look more attractive by putting things on it",
            "sensetop": "decorate something with somethingdecorate something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They decorated the room with flowers and balloons.",
                    "contextForm": "decorate something with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cake was decorated to look like a car.",
                    "contextForm": "decorate something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The family gets together on Christmas Eve to decorate the tree."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["elaborately", "gaily", "heavily"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to put paint, wallpaper, etc. on the walls and ceilings of a room or house",
            "sensetop": "decorate somethingdecorate something in something",
            "labels": "(especially British English)(British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(British English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sorry about the mess—we've just started decorating."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to decorate a room/a wall/a house/an apartment",
                    "contextForm": "decorate something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to decorate the sitting room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sitting room needs decorating."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These villas come fully **furnished and decorated**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bedrooms are **tastefully decorated**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room is decorated in pale blues and greens.",
                    "contextForm": "decorate something in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dining room is decorated in a modern style."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["nicely", "pleasantly", "tastefully"],
                "preposition": ["in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to be placed on something in order to make it look more attractive",
            "sensetop": "decorate something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Photographs of actors decorated the walls of the restaurant."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to give somebody an award or medal as a sign of respect for something they have done",
            "sensetop": "be decorated (for something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was decorated for her efforts during the war.",
                    "contextForm": "be decorated (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "decorated war heroes/veterans"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was decorated for bravery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the most highly decorated unit in the British Army"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "preposition": ["for"],
                "phrases": ["highly decorated"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdekəreɪt/",
                "audio": "de/decorate/decorate__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdekəreɪts/",
                "audio": "de/decorate/decorates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdekəreɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "de/decorate/decorated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdekəreɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "de/decorate/decorating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdekəreɪt/",
                "audio": "de/decorate/decorate__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdekəreɪts/",
                "audio": "de/decorate/decorates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdekəreɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "de/decorate/decorated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdekəreɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "de/decorate/decorating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘to grace or honour’): from Latin decoratus ‘embellished’ (past participle of decorare), from decus, decor- ‘beauty, honour, or embellishment’."
}