All 3 Uses

embellish
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Flags of Our Fathers
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On Saturday, February 24, the day after the flagraisings and the day before the photo appeared, correspondents continued to embellish the myth of the battle of Suribachi: SURIBACHI REACHED IN A FIERY BATTLE —— WAY TO VOLCANO'S BASE BURNED WITH FLAMETHROWERS PRIOR TO SCALING OF VOLCANO —— ASCENT MADE BY MARINES AS JAPANESE HURLED GRENADES AND POURED BULLETS ON THEM The boys of Easy Company would have howled at these gross exaggerations, but the Times copy just kept it up.†
Chpt 12.

embellish = make something more attractive or interesting by adding to it
He'd been astonished, as a young man, to see how frequently reporters embellished interviews with him, even making up quotes when it suited their flowery visions.†
Chpt 14.

embellished = made more attractive or interesting through additions
He was comfortable with himself; he didn't need any embellishment.†
Chpt 14. *

embellishment = something added to increase attractiveness or interest

Definitions:

(1) (embellish)
add to something -- typically to make it more attractive or interesting
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)