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decorate someone for something
collocation
to honour someone by giving them something, especially a medal, as a reward for something that they have done:
Three firefighters were decorated for their part in the rescue.
The authorities later decorated her for saving Vietnamese civilians from a burning village.
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decorate
He was wounded five times in combat and was decorated for heroism.
The chief of police has been decorated for outstanding work in the local community.
She had close connections with the Imperial Court, which decorated her for her work helping prisoners of war.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Prizes, rewards and medals
(the/a pot of gold at) the end of the rainbowidiom
Academy Award
award
bemedalled
blue ribbon
booby prize
bronze
colour
crown
gong
grab bag
Grammy
hand something out
honourable mention
prize
Pulitzer Prize
Purple Heart
rainbow
reward
stake
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