(v. t.) To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf.

adorn aggrandize amplify applique array baste beautify bedeck bedizen belie bind blazon build up buttonhole camouflage color convolute crochet cross-stitch dandify deck deck out decorate disguise distend distort dizen doll up dramatize dress dress up elaborate embellish emblazon enhance enlarge upon enrich exaggerate expand falsify fell festoon fig out fix up flourish fudge furbish garble garnish gather gild gloss gloss over grace gussy up hyperbolize involve knit load with ornament machine-stitch magnify mask miscite miscolor misquote misreport misrepresent misstate ornament overcast overcharge overdo overdraw overelaborate overemphasize overestimate overhand overlay overload overpaint overstate pad paint pervert prank prank up preen prettify primp primp up prink prink up purl quilt redecorate redo refurbish renter run saddle-stitch seam set off set out single-stitch slant smarten smarten up spruce up strain stretch stretch the truth tack tat titivate trick out trick up trim twist understate varnish warp whip whipstitch whitewash