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embellish
mid-14c., "to render beautiful," from O.Fr.
embelliss-
, pp. stem of
embellir
"make beautiful, ornament," from
bel
"beautiful," from L.
bellus
. Meaning "dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter" is from mid-15c.
