Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Embellish \Em*bel"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F.
   embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See
   {Beauty}.]
   To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to
   adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with
   shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or
   style with metaphors.

   Syn: To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish;
        enrich; ornament; illustrate. See {Adorn}.

Source : WordNet®

embellish
     v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard}, {aggrandize},
           {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
     2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables
        everywhere" [syn: {deck}, {adorn}, {decorate}, {grace}, {beautify}]
     3: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
        "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for
        the special day" [syn: {decorate}, {adorn}, {grace}, {ornament},
         {beautify}]
     4: make more beautiful [syn: {beautify}, {prettify}] [ant: {uglify}]