US /ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/
verb Freq #53401

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To make something more beautiful or attractive.

    The city planted trees to beautify the streets.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to make something more... adorndecorateprettify
Word family
Forms beautifiedbeautifiesbeautifying
Derived forms rebeautifyunbeautify
Related forms beautifiablebeautificationbeautifierbeautifying

Etymology

From Middle English beutifien, from Old French beaute (“beauty”), from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fine”), + -ify, from Latin facio (“make”).

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