decorate – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of decorate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to decorate
Participle: decorated
Gerund: decorating

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Idecorate
youdecorate
he;she;itdecorates
wedecorate
youdecorate
theydecorate

Perfect

Ihave decorated
youhave decorated
he;she;ithas decorated
wehave decorated
youhave decorated
theyhave decorated

Past

Idecorated
youdecorated
he;she;itdecorated
wedecorated
youdecorated
theydecorated

Pluperfect

Ihad decorated
youhad decorated
he;she;ithad decorated
wehad decorated
youhad decorated
theyhad decorated

Future

Iwill decorate
youwill decorate
he;she;itwill decorate
wewill decorate
youwill decorate
theywill decorate

Future Perfect

Iwill have decorated
youwill have decorated
he;she;itwill have decorated
wewill have decorated
youwill have decorated
theywill have decorated

Subjunctive

Present

Idecorate
youdecorate
he;she;itdecorate
wedecorate
youdecorate
theydecorate

Perfect

Ihave decorated
youhave decorated
he;she;ithave decorated
wehave decorated
youhave decorated
theyhave decorated

Imperfect

Idecorated
youdecorated
he;she;itdecorated
wedecorated
youdecorated
theydecorated

Pluperfect

Ihad decorated
youhad decorated
he;she;ithad decorated
wehad decorated
youhad decorated
theyhad decorated

Conditional

Present

Iwould decorate
youwould decorate
he;she;itwould decorate
wewould decorate
youwould decorate
theywould decorate

Perfect

Iwould have decorated
youwould have decorated
he;she;itwould have decorated
wewould have decorated
youwould have decorated
theywould have decorated

Imperative

youdecorate
weLet's decorate
youdecorate

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam decorating
youare decorating
he;she;itis decorating
weare decorating
youare decorating
theyare decorating

Perfect

Ihave been decorating
youhave been decorating
he;she;ithas been decorating
wehave been decorating
youhave been decorating
theyhave been decorating

Past

Iwas decorating
youwere decorating
he;she;itwas decorating
wewere decorating
youwere decorating
theywere decorating

Pluperfect

Ihad been decorating
youhad been decorating
he;she;ithad been decorating
wehad been decorating
youhad been decorating
theyhad been decorating

Future

Iwill be decorating
youwill be decorating
he;she;itwill be decorating
wewill be decorating
youwill be decorating
theywill be decorating

Future Perfect

Iwill have been decorating
youwill have been decorating
he;she;itwill have been decorating
wewill have been decorating
youwill have been decorating
theywill have been decorating

Conditional

Present

Iwould be decorating
youwould be decorating
he;she;itwould be decorating
wewould be decorating
youwould be decorating
theywould be decorating

Perfect

Iwould have been decorating
youwould have been decorating
he;she;itwould have been decorating
wewould have been decorating
youwould have been decorating
theywould have been decorating

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to clothe and ornament
array, clothe
to dress with external ornaments
apparel
decorate something with lights
illuminate
decorate the page of a manuscript book
illuminate
to make pretty
adorn, apparel, array, beautify, bedeck, deck, deck out, decore, do up, dress up, dub, embellish, garnish, grace, ornament, prettify, pretty up
adorn
beautify, bedeck, embellish, garnish, brighten, enhance, burnish, color

Antonyms

to make pretty
deface, defigure, disfigure, distort
adorn
deface, mar, spoil, tarnish

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1460, from L. decoratus, pp. of decorare "to decorate," from decus (gen. decoris) "an ornament," from PIE base *dek- "to receive, be suitable." Decoration in the sense of "star, cross, medal, or other badge of honor" is from 1816. Decorative is from 1791; decorator is first recorded 1755.
2. From Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participle of decorō (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”, decor- in compounds), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”).

Verbs referencing "decorate"

Finnish with old forms dekoroida.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] ascended. They were all well dressed, but not to my thinking above their condition; for I like to see the humbler classes of society careful of their dress and appearance, and even, if they please, decorated with such little trinkets as come within the compass of their means. Supposing it confined within reasonable limits, I would always encourage this kind of pride, as a worthy element of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of the plump and swelling-breasted birds who were strutting about it, though they tried to get in never so hard. That interest exhausted, I took a survey of the inn 's two parlours, which were decorated with coloured prints of Washington, and President Madison, and of a white-faced young lady (much speckled by the flies ), who held up her gold neck-chain for the admiration of the spectator, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • It was a neat, unpretending village tavern, and we took our repast in a quaint little room with a bed in it, decorated with some old oil paintings, which in their time had probably done duty in a Catholic chapel or monastery. The fare was very good, and served with great cleanliness. The house was kept by a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)