beautify
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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beautifies,
present (3rd person singular)
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beautified,
past participle, past
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beautifying
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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beautifysimple
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beautifiessimple
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have beautifiedperfect
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has beautifiedperfect
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am beautifyingprogressive
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are beautifyingprogressive
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is beautifyingprogressive
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have been beautifyingperfect progressive
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has been beautifyingperfect progressive
Past
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beautifiedsimple
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had beautifiedperfect
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was beautifyingprogressive
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were beautifyingprogressive
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had been beautifyingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of beautify
Example Sentences
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In a lengthy second post, Trump bragged about steps he has taken to beautify Washington, including resurfacing the bottom of the Reflecting Pool with an "American flag blue" coating used in swimming pools.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
There are a lot of other things happening on the mall and around Washington to beautify the capital before July 4.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
“President Trump has full legal authority to modernize, renovate, and beautify the White House—just like all of his predecessors did,” the spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic-preservation law and recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and restore pre-existing statues," the National Park Service in a statement.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
Thus, we wear clothing on the outside to cover and beautify, but our insides are equally important.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
“It celebrates and beautifies the city in a way few other movies ever have,” says Anthony Cavalluzzi of Yorba Linda, adding, “Its absence completely invalidates the list.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Urban bushland is a haven for wildlife, beautifies suburbs and has marked mental health benefits.
From BBC ● May 11, 2024
“Content moderation beautifies the surface of the internet.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
South Korea's foreign ministry expressed in a statement "deep regret and concern for the visit to Yasukuni Shrine, which beautifies the colonial invasion and war of aggression".
From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2021
Our appetites are but our weaker parts, And easy satisfied; not so our souls; They have external longings to supply; And all that beautifies and brightens earth Are forecasts of a kingdom yet to come.
From Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation by Hiram Hoyt Richmond
Consider the mockery Shakespeare received from Robert Greene, a fellow playwright, who called him “an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
And for rulers honoring the gods, it meant ensuring that the temples were properly funded, maintained, and regularly beautified and enlarged if possible.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It was really refreshing to have a visual moment: not just the pictures but everything behind the pictures, of sitting in the chair and getting beautified — and the crew looked like us!
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
"Kartavya Path will exhibit beautified landscapes, lawns with walkways, added green spaces, refurbished canals, new amenity blocks, improved signage and vending kiosks," a government statement said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2022
Everything in the house was clever and beautified.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Bogdan's coalition says it hopes in the meantime to cover the official banners about beautifying the city with "artworks reflecting the diversity of the park's community."
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Kutcher's character in the science-fiction series is a tech billionaire responsible for bringing a beautifying injection into the world, which he has taken himself in an effort to look much younger.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Countless acts of love had gone into maintaining and beautifying the lodge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
“At a time when our friends, parents and acquaintances are dying at the front, we have more pressing matters than rebuilding roads and beautifying parks,” Kateryna Zaderey, one of the protesters, told The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
The boys outdid one another in beautifying the Palace Flophouse until after a few months it was, if anything, overfurnished.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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