Difference between Bedeck and Deck

What is the difference between Bedeck and Deck?

Bedeck as a verb is to deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. while Deck as a verb is to dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array, adorn, embellish or decorate.

Bedeck

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.

Deck

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array, adorn, embellish or decorate.To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.In a fight or brawl, to knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.A pack or set of playing cards.The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.

Example sentence: So once I thought of the villain with a sense of humor, I began to think of a name and the name "the Joker" immediately came to mind. There was the association with the Joker in the deck of cards, and I probably yelled literally, 'Eureka!' because I knew I had the name and the image at the same time.

We hope you now know whether to use Bedeck or Deck in your sentence.

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