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Beautified
[
byoo
-t
uh
-fahy
]
Origin
beau·ti·fy
/
ˈbyu
təˌfaɪ
/
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[
byoo
-t
uh
-fahy
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
-fied,
-fy·ing.
to make or become
beautiful
.
Origin:
1520–30;
beauty
+
-fy
Related forms
beau·ti·fi·ca·tion
/
ˌbyu
tə
fɪˈkeɪ
ʃən
/
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[
byoo-t
uh
-fi-
key
-sh
uh
n
]
Show IPA
,
noun
beau·ti·fi·er,
noun
un·beau·ti·fied,
adjective
Can be confused:
beatify
,
beautify
.
Synonyms
adorn, embellish, enhance; bedeck, array.
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Word Origin & History
beautify
1520s, "to make beautiful," from
beauty
+ L. -ficare, from facere "to make, do" (see
factitious
). Intransitive sense, "to become beautiful," is recorded from 1590s.
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