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orner

to decorate

verb or-NEH Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Origin: Latin ornare (to equip, adorn)

Also means

to adorn

Usage Note

Orner means to embellish or decorate — orner une salle de fleurs is 'to decorate a room with flowers'. The related adjective orné (ornate) and noun ornement (ornament) share the root. It tends to appear in more formal or literary registers than the everyday décorer.

Examples

"Elle orne la table avec des bougies."

Natural Translation

She decorates the table with candles.

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