Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Decorate \Dec"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Decorating}.] [L. decoratus, p. p. of decorare, fr.
   decus ornament; akin to decere to be becoming. See {Decent}.]
   To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary;
   to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the
   person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with
   flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to
   decorate a hero with honors.

         Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets
         decorated her arms.                      --Thackeray.

   Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See
        {Adorn}.

   {Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to
      the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be
      considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to
      a. d. 1375.