beautify

[byoo-tuh-fahy]

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verb (used with or without object), beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing.

to make or become beautiful.

Origin of beautify

First recorded in 1520–30; beauty + -fy

Related formsbeau·ti·fi·ca·tion

[byoo-tuh-fi-key-shuh n] /ˌbyu tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounbeau·ti·fi·er, nounun·beau·ti·fied, adjective

Can be confusedbeatify beautify

Synonyms

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adorn, embellish, enhance; bedeck, array.

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Examples from the Web for beautified

Contemporary Examples

It was a beautified camp the Nazis used to dupe international visitors and officials.
How Do You Write About the Holocaust?
Ilana Bet-El
May 5, 2013

Historical Examples

After we left it, Hampden was restored, beautified, and refurnished.
A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume II
Mrs. Humphry Ward
The walls were not beautified with pictures, nor were the rooms furnished with taste.
Three Addresses to Girls at School
James Maurice Wilson
Her words were full of pathos; her uncomely face was not beautified by the sorrow in it.
The Soul of a People
H. Fielding
He beautified the Church Services, and made the ritual more ornate.
History of the Moravian Church
J. E. Hutton
The church itself is very ancient, and has been recently beautified.
Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.
Pierce Egan

British Dictionary definitions for beautified

beautify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to make or become beautiful

Derived Formsbeautification (ˌbjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), nounbeautifier, noun

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Word Origin and History for beautified

beautify

v.

mid-15c., "to make beautiful," from beauty + -fy. Intransitive sense, "to become beautiful," is recorded from 1590s. Related: Beautified; beautifying.

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Examples from the Web for beautified

Contemporary Examples

It was a beautified camp the Nazis used to dupe international visitors and officials.

Historical Examples

After we left it, Hampden was restored, beautified, and refurnished.

The walls were not beautified with pictures, nor were the rooms furnished with taste.

Her words were full of pathos; her uncomely face was not beautified by the sorrow in it.

He beautified the Church Services, and made the ritual more ornate.

The church itself is very ancient, and has been recently beautified.

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Word Origin and History for beautified

beautify

v.

Origin of beautify