beautify
Origin of beautify
1Other words for beautify
Other words from beautify
- beau·ti·fi·ca·tion [byoo-tuh-fi-key-shuhn], /ˌbyu tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
- beau·ti·fi·er, noun
- un·beau·ti·fied, adjective
Words that may be confused with beautify
- beatify, beautify
Words Nearby beautify
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How to use beautify in a sentence
Calling their creation the “business climate,” boosters went to ever-greater lengths to create favorable conditions for capital investment, promising excellent roads, good schools, quality health care, leisure activities and beautified public spaces.
Political power keeps shifting from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt. Here’s why. | Keith Orejel | May 20, 2021 | Washington PostToday, though, more and more young people—and especially teenage girls—are using filters that “beautify” their appearance and promise to deliver model-esque looks by sharpening, shrinking, enhancing, and recoloring their faces and bodies.
Beauty filters are changing the way young girls see themselves | Tate Ryan-Mosley | April 2, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIf you’re into edible flowers, fennel blooms in midsummer with tiny yellow blossoms to pluck and beautify whatever dishes you’re making.
How to embrace fennel and add its subtle sweetness to your cooking | Aaron Hutcherson | March 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe right fish tank can beautify a space, and keep your fish healthy and happy for a long time.
Google is taking aim at photo face filters and other “beautifying” techniques that mental health experts believe can warp a person’s self-confidence, particularly when they’re introduced to younger users.
Google takes aim at ‘beauty filters’ with design changes coming to Pixel phones | Sarah Perez | October 1, 2020 | TechCrunch
When they hear of trouble on the Mountain the selectmen look the other way, and pass an appropriation to beautify the town pump.
Summer | Edith WhartonThen a sweet little pink flower said, “Do not grieve mother, I will go up upon your robe and beautify it.”
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreAre not flowers and shrubs which beautify the lawn as desirable as beans and turnips and cabbages?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordThe letter to Bliss and the proofs were full of suggested changes that would refine and beautify the text.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineNotwithstanding all hindrances, it is an easier matter to beautify the outside than to reform that which is within.
Edward Hoare, M.A. | Edward Hoare
British Dictionary definitions for beautify
/ (ˈbjuːtɪˌfaɪ) /
to make or become beautiful
Derived forms of beautify
- beautification (ˌbjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), noun
- beautifier, noun
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