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beautify

[ byoo-tuh-fahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing.

to make or become beautiful.
Synonyms: array, bedeck, enhance, embellish, adorn

beautify

/ ˌbjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən; ˈbjuːtɪˌfaɪ /

First recorded in 1520–30; beauty + -fy

When they hear of trouble on the Mountain the selectmen look the other way, and pass an appropriation to beautify the town pump.

Then a sweet little pink flower said, “Do not grieve mother, I will go up upon your robe and beautify it.”

Are not flowers and shrubs which beautify the lawn as desirable as beans and turnips and cabbages?

The letter to Bliss and the proofs were full of suggested changes that would refine and beautify the text.

Notwithstanding all hindrances, it is an easier matter to beautify the outside than to reform that which is within.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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