beautify
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become beautiful.
beautifying
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present participleof beautify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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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
After The Times wrote about beautifying L.A. with environmentally responsible landscaping, he contacted experts quoted in the article.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
“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
