beautify
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become beautiful.
have beautified
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present perfectof beautify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They have beautified their homes, they have endeavored to clothe themselves in purple and fine linen.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
Had the novelist stayed long enough in this rural retreat, he would have beautified the interior in accordance with his fanciful tastes.
From Balzac by Frederick Lawton
O my sister, passing from me Out of human care and strife, Leave me as a gift those virtues Which have beautified your life.
From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Louisa May Alcott
Some women would have beautified their garden: not she.
From Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. (Edith) Nesbit
Armida was made very unhappy by these changes and the comments of the neighbors, and would gladly have beautified her half also, but had no money to spend.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 by Various
