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Collocations for decorate - verb

1. make sth attractive

ADV.

beautifully, elaborately, elegantly, gaily, intricately, lavishly, ornately, richly
The room was lavishly decorated with tinsel and holly.

PREP.

with
Decorate the cake with raspberries and whipped cream.

2. with paint/wallpaper

ADV.

nicely, pleasantly, tastefully
The bedrooms are tastefully decorated.

PREP.

in
The room is decorated in pale blues and greens.

3. give sb a medal

PREP.

for
He was decorated for bravery.

PHRASES

highly decorated
the most highly decorated unit in the British Army

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