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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. make more beautiful;
[syn: fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify]

2. be beautiful to look at;
- Example: "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
[syn: deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify]

3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
- Example: "Decorate the room for the party"
- Example: "beautify yourself for the special day"
[syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Beautify \Beau"ti*fy\ (b[=u]"t[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beautified (b[=u]"t[i^]*f[imac]); p. pr. & vb. n. Beautifying.] [Beauty + -fy.] To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish. [1913 Webster] The arts that beautify and polish life. --Burke. [1913 Webster] Syn: To adorn; grace; ornament; deck; decorate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Beautify \Beau"ti*fy\, v. i. To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

beautify v 1: make more beautiful [syn: fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify] [ant: uglify] 2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify] 3: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify]