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.
The room was lavishly decorated with tinsel and holly.
PREP.
with
Decorate the cake with raspberries and whipped cream.
Decorate the cake with raspberries and whipped cream.
2. with paint/wallpaper
ADV.
nicely, pleasantly, tastefully
The bedrooms are tastefully decorated.
The bedrooms are tastefully decorated.
PREP.
in
The room is decorated in pale blues and greens.
The room is decorated in pale blues and greens.
3. give sb a medal
PREP.
for
He was decorated for bravery.
He was decorated for bravery.
PHRASES
highly decorated
the most highly decorated unit in the British Army
the most highly decorated unit in the British Army