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decorate meaning

EN[ˈdɜkəɹeɪt]
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    Definition of decorate in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGdecoratesPRdecoratingPT, PPdecoratedPREdé-SUF-té
    1. (transitive) To furnish with decorations.
      1. (transitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of a house, room, office and so forth.
        1. (computing, transitive) (In some programming languages) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
          1. It makes sure that the field name argument is not empty, and that the field specified there is an actual existing field in the class which declares the method decorated with this attribute.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • It makes sure that the field name argument is not empty, and that the field specified there is an actual existing field in the class which declares the method decorated with this attribute.
          • He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.
          • We've got some paperwork to do before we can get started.  The piece was decorated with intricate filigree work. ‎
        2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • The spine is the book's backbone. Because the spine is generally all you can see when a book is on the shelf, the spine displays the title and author of the book and is often ornately decorated.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Verbs
          • Transitive verbs
        Related Links:
        1. en decorated
        2. en decorates
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of decorate for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "decorate" is a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.
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