Vocabulary
Adorn
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make more beautiful or attractive.
Urdu meaning
سجانا، آراستہ کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The title comes from the inspiration that Agha draws from the delicate needlework and crafts that adorn the lives of Pakistani women.
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Immigrant and art
— 2025-09-20
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The image of the four of them in one frame will adorn, like so many other such mementoes of the elder and the youngerSharifs` VIP encounters, the walls of the Sharif residences in Raiwind.
Dawn Editorials —
World War IV
— 2025-09-11
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What it meant was that only the brave ones would continue down certain paths (most opened the door and walked through to the compound where awards adorn one`s resumé).
Dawn Editorials —
Normal abnormal
— 2025-08-19
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Seeing Camilla adorn herself with finery from the royal toshakhana, they must be muttering: `It should have been Mummy.
Dawn Editorials —
Crowns and chips
— 2025-07-17
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A black man can adorn the predominantly white United States as its president.
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As cursing won`t help, try reason
— 2023-11-14
Synonyms
embellish, decorate, furnish, ornament, add ornament to, enhance, beautify, prettify
Antonyms
strip, disfigure
Curator example
“pictures and prints adorned his walls”
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