beautify
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Origin of beautify
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The civic authority has announced a "street wall painting competition" for Sunday, inviting artists to come help beautify the city.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
White House spokesman Davis Ingle said, “President Trump has full legal authority to modernize, renovate, and beautify the White House—just like all of his predecessors did.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
LA28 piloted its volunteer program through events with Shine LA, Mayor Karen Bass’ initiative to beautify L.A. ahead of the Games, and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, a nonprofit intended to beautify the city’s once-industrial waterfront, had more than $100 million in assets, and tens of millions more flowing in annually from government and private donors.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Their purpose, as the name suggests, is to beautify the useful—an important and valued end, but limited in comparison to art pure and simple.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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