رقّش

, verbal noun تَرْقِيشٌ: see 1, in three places.

He embellished his speech: or embellished it with lies: synonym حَسَّنَ, and زَوَّقَ: (TA:) or زَيَّنَ, (A,) and زَوَّرَ, (S, K,) and زَخْرَفَ. (S, A, K.)

Hence, (A, TA,) (tropical:) He made known, divulged, or told, discourse, or conversation, in a malicious or mischievous manner, so as to occasion discord, dissension, or the like; (S, A, TA;) because he who does so embellishes his speech, or embel-lishes it with lies: (A, TA:) he told a calumny to the object thereof. (M.)

(assumed tropical:) He excited discord, dissension, or animosity. (M.)

(assumed tropical:) He blamed, reproved, or chid; synonym عَاتَبَ. (M, TA.)