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beautify

[ byoo-tuh-fahy ]
/ ˈbyu təˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with or without object), beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing.
to make or become beautiful.
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Origin of beautify

First recorded in 1520–30; beauty + -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM beautify

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beautify

beatify, beautify
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Words related to beautify

adorn, bedeck, decorate, array, deck, embellish, enhance, garnish, gild, glamorize, grace, improve, ornament, prettify, trim, dress up, make up, set off

How to use beautify in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for beautify

beautify
/ (ˈbjuːtɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to make or become beautiful

Derived forms of beautify

beautification (ˌbjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), nounbeautifier, noun
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