The difference between Decorate and Ornament
When used as verbs, decorate means to furnish with decorations, whereas ornament means to decorate.
Ornament is also noun with the meaning: an element of decoration.
check bellow for the other definitions of Decorate and Ornament
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Decorate as a verb (transitive):
To furnish with decorations.
Examples:
"We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles."
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Decorate as a verb (transitive):
To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
Examples:
"There's some paint left over from when we decorated the guest bedroom."
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Decorate as a verb (intransitive):
To decorate an interior space, as a house, room, or office.
Examples:
"People tend to decorate for the holidays or special events."
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Decorate as a verb (transitive):
To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
Examples:
"He was a decorated soldier who served in three wars."
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Decorate as a verb (programming, transitive):
To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
Examples:
"It makes sure that the field name argument is not empty, and that the field specified there is an actual existing field in the class which declares the method decorated with this attribute."
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Ornament as a noun:
An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
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Ornament as a noun:
A Christmas tree decoration.
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Ornament as a noun (music):
A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.
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Ornament as a noun (Christianity, in the plural):
The articles used in church services.
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Ornament as a noun (biology):
A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)
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Ornament as a verb:
To decorate.
Examples:
"We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter."
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Ornament as a verb:
To add to.
Examples:
"The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear."