beautify

Verb
US[byoo-tih-fahy]/ˈbjutɪˌfaɪ/3 syllables
Synonyms: fancifyembellishprettifydeckadorndecorategraceornament

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)beautified, beautifying

  1. make more beautifulSynonyms: fancifyembellishprettifyMore general better, improveMore specific polish, dress up, dress, become, groom, spruce up
  2. be beautiful to look at“Flowers adorned the tables everywhere”Synonyms: deckadorndecorategraceembellishMore general exist, beMore specific ornament
  3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.“Decorate the room for the party”“beautify yourself for the special day”Synonyms: decorateadorngraceornamentembellishMore general change, alterMore specific illustrate, embroider, gild, panel, garland, trim, redecorate, enamel, inlay, applique +33 moreSimilar ornament

Related words grace noun, embellishment noun, ornament noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Beau′ti·fy (bū′tĭ-fī), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Beautified (bū′tĭ-fī); present participle & verbal noun Beautifying.]

Origin: Beauty + -fy.

To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish.

The arts that beautify and polish life.— Edmund Burke

Synonyms: To adorn; grace; ornament; deck; decorate.

Beau′ti·fy intransitive verb

To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. Joseph Addison

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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