adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish, beautify, deck, garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself.

tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: flowers adorned the walkway. 2. To enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments: "[He] requires the presence of titles to legitimate and adorn... his imperfect status" (Cynthia Ozick).

verb (used with object) to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair. Synonyms: array, bedizen, bedeck, deck, beautify to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance: Piety adorned Abigail's character.

adorn verb [ T ] literary us / əˈdɔːrn / uk / əˈdɔːn / Add to word list to add something decorative to a person or thing: The bride's hair was adorned with white flowers.