embellish-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Add details or information to.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] EMBELLISH NP2[patient]
NOTE: Thing that information is added to must be an information object (written, spoken, or thought) itself.

Examples:
The author embellished the truth of his memoir.
Embellish your story with fictitious details.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8,illustrate-25.3
FrameNet: Filling
PropBank: embellish.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: (Cause to) be more beautiful.

Examples:
Flowers embellished each table.
You should embellish yourself for your special day.
Embellish the room for the party.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8,illustrate-25.3
FrameNet: Filling
PropBank: embellish.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4