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1 VERB If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it. □ [V n + with ] He decorated his room with pictures of all his favorite sports figures. □ [V n] Use shells to decorate boxes, trays, mirrors or even pots.

2 VERB If you decorate a room or the inside of a building, you put new paint or wallpaper on the walls and ceiling, and paint the woodwork. □ [V n] We decorated the guest bedroom in shades of white and cream. □ [V ] The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time. □ [have n V -ed] I had the flat decorated quickly so that Philippa could move in. ●  deco|rat|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  I did a lot of the decorating myself. ●  deco|ra|tion N‑UNCOUNT □  The renovation process and decoration took four months.

3 VERB [usu passive] If someone is decorated , they are given a medal or other honour as an official reward for something that they have done. □ [be V -ed] He was decorated for bravery in battle.

deco|ra|tion /de kəre I ʃ ^ə n/ (decorations )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft with poss] The decoration of a room is its furniture, wallpaper, and ornaments. □  The decoration and furnishings had to be practical enough for a family home.

2 N‑VAR Decorations are features that are added to something in order to make it look more attractive. □  The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror.

3 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Decorations are brightly coloured objects such as pieces of paper and balloons, which you put up in a room on special occasions to make it look more attractive. □  Festive paper decorations had been hung from the ceiling.

4 N‑COUNT A decoration is an official title or honour which is given to someone, usually in the form of a medal, as a reward for military bravery or public service. □  He was awarded several military decorations.

5 → see also decorate

deco|ra|tive /de kərət I v/ ADJ Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive. □  The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.

deco|ra|tor /de kəre I tə ^r / (decorators )

1 N‑COUNT A decorator is a person whose job is to paint houses or put wallpaper up. [BRIT ]

2 N‑COUNT A decorator is a person who is employed to design and decorate the inside of people's houses. [AM ] in BRIT, use interior decorator

deco|rous /de kərəs/ ADJ Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite. [FORMAL ] ●  deco|rous|ly ADV □  He sipped his drink decorously.

de|co|rum /d I kɔː rəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Decorum is behaviour that people consider to be correct, polite, and respectable. [FORMAL ] □  I was treated with decorum and respect throughout the investigation.

de|cou|ple /diː kʌ p ^ə l/ (decouples , decoupling , decoupled ) VERB If two countries, organizations, or ideas that were connected in some way are decoupled , the connection between them is ended. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] …a conception which decouples culture and politics. □ [V n + from ] The issue threatened to decouple Europe from the United States.

de|coy /diː kɔ I / (decoys ) N‑COUNT If you refer to something or someone as a decoy , you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place. □  He was booked on a flight leaving that day, but that was just a decoy.