She embellished the cake with flowers to make it look more beautiful.

embellished 是动词 embellish 的过去式。embellish 由前缀 em-（表示"使进入某种状态"）和词根 bell（来自拉丁语 bellus，意为"美丽"）组成，字面意思是"使变得美丽"，引申为"装饰、美化"的意思。