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Collocations for decorate - verb

1. make sth attractive

ADVERB

elaborately, gaily (old-fashioned), heavily, intricately, lavishly, ornately, richly
The room was lavishly decorated with tinsel.
beautifully, elegantly, nicely, tastefully
simply, sparsely (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

with
Decorate the cake with raspberries and whipped cream.

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2. (esp. BrE) with paint/wallpaper

ADVERB

nicely, pleasantly, tastefully
The bedrooms are tastefully decorated.
simply

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PREPOSITION

in
The room is decorated in pale blues and greens.

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3. give sb a medal

PREPOSITION

for
He was decorated for bravery.

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PHRASES

highly decorated
the most highly decorated unit in the army

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Decorate is used with these nouns as the object:
altar, apartment, bathroom, bedroom, cake, exterior, flat, home, house, interior, room, wall, yard

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