Verb > Embellish
(+ object)
to decorate (something) by adding special details and features : to make (something) more appealing or attractive
a book embellished with colorful illustrations
He embellished his speech with a few quotations.
(humorous) I didn’t lie, I just embellished the story a little bit.
– embellishment noun, plural embellishments
(noncount)
a story that doesn’t require embellishment
(count)
architectural embellishments