bedeck C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /bɪˈdɛk/ UK /bɪˈdɛk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to decorate or adorn, especially lavishly They bedecked the hall with garlands for the festival. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to decorate or adorn,... adorndecorateembellishornamentarrayfestoontrim ↔ Opposites stripbaredenude Word family Derived forms bedeckedbedecking Related forms deck Etymology AI details From the intensive prefix be- + deck ('to adorn'). This sense of deck is from Middle Dutch dekken ('to cover'), from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, related to thatch. be- Old English dekken Middle Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bedeck **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /bɪˈdɛk/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈdɛk/ ## Meanings 1. to decorate or adorn, especially lavishly ## Examples - They bedecked the hall with garlands for the festival. ## Synonyms - adorn - decorate - embellish - ornament - array - festoon - trim ## Antonyms - strip - bare - denude ## Derived Forms - bedecked - bedecking ## Related Forms - deck ## Roots and Affixes - Root: be- - Root: dekken ## Etymology From the intensive prefix be- + deck ('to adorn'). This sense of deck is from Middle Dutch dekken ('to cover'), from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, related to thatch. ## AI Etymology Bedeck is from the intensive prefix be- + deck ('to adorn'). This sense of deck is from Middle Dutch dekken ('to cover'), from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, related to thatch. In present-day use, it means to decorate or adorn, especially lavishly. Derived formations include bedecked and bedecking. Related vocabulary includes deck. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown