1. to decorate or ornament something excessively
2. to add too many details or exaggerations to a story or account

Examples

• The designer warned against overembellishing the wedding dress with too many sequins.
• She tends to overembellish her travel stories with dramatic details.
• The cake was beautiful until they overembellished it with excessive frosting flowers.
• His tendency to overembellish the truth made people question his credibility.
• The room looked cluttered because they overembellished it with decorative items.
• Don’t overembellish your resume with unnecessary accomplishments.