prettify

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/ UK /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make superficially attractive

They tried to prettify the report with charts and color.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make superficially... beautify embellish adorngussyspruce ornament

Opposites

uglify mar

Word family

Derived forms prettificationprettifier

Related forms pretty prettiness

Etymology

From pretty (from Old English prættig 'cunning, crafty', from prætt 'trick') + the verb-forming suffix -fy (from Latin -ficare, from facere 'to make').

prættig Old English facere Latin

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# prettify

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/

## Meanings
1. to make superficially attractive

## Examples
- They tried to prettify the report with charts and color.

## Synonyms
- beautify
- embellish
- adorn
- gussy
- spruce
- ornament

## Antonyms
- uglify
- mar

## Derived Forms
- prettification
- prettifier

## Related Forms
- pretty
- prettiness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prættig
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From pretty (from Old English prættig 'cunning, crafty', from prætt 'trick') + the verb-forming suffix -fy (from Latin -ficare, from facere 'to make').

## AI Etymology
Prettify comes from pretty (from Old English prættig 'cunning, crafty', from prætt 'trick') + the verb-forming suffix -fy (from Latin -ficare, from facere 'to make'). The historical chain includes Old English prættig and Latin facere. The quoted older senses, "cunning, crafty", "trick", and "to make", supply the semantic anchors for prettify. The formation is best read as suffixal, compound, and borrowed: the word prettify carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a verb, "to make superficially attractive". English derivatives include prettification and prettifier; related English forms include pretty and prettiness. The result is a verb whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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