how to pronounce decorate
/ˈdɛkəɹɛɪt/
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decorate is pronounced in three syllables
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video examples of decorate pronunciation
An example use of decorate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… I love to decorate their offices oh yeah …”
meaning of decorate
Decorate means to make something look more attractive or attractive.
decorate frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word decorate occurs in english on average 13 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics decorate can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that decorate can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) leisure and entertainment;
3) people, society, and culture;
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