embellish
From LSJ
Τὸ μανθάνειν δ' ἥδιστον εὖ λέγοντος, εἰ κέρδος λέγοι → It is the sweetest thing to learn from one speaking well, if they speak profitably
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. κοσμεῖν, V. ἀγάλλειν, ἀσκεῖν, ἐξασκεῖν.
diversify: P. and V. ποικίλλειν, P. καταποικίλλειν; see adorn.
embellish a story: P. and V. κοσμεῖν, ποικίλλειν.