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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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
Banks are also beautifying their books through “significant risk transfers,” or SRTs, that shift potentially dodgier assets off balance sheet.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
When collaborating with communities and clients, she uses her murals to show cultural elements, nature and diversity with the intention of beautifying spaces with uplifting art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 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
It is evidently considered beautifying in that region, or one of the places he’s lived at any rate.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
