Polyglot Dictionary

ornamentar

/oɾnamẽˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
ornamento
preterite (eu)
ornamentei
past participle
ornamentado

Meaning

  1. to adorn

    • Ornamentou a sala.

      He adorned the room.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

adornar

adornar and ornamentar are close synonyms for "to adorn"; ornamentar is slightly more formal or decorative-specific.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

engalanar

engalanar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to adorn."

Practice

1 What does ornamentar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches ornamentar?

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