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beau·ti·fy

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–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

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n] Pronunciation Key, noun

beau·ti·fi·er, noun

—Synonyms adorn, embellish, enhance; bedeck, array.

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beau·ti·fy Audio Help (byōō'tə-fī') Pronunciation Key
tr. & intr.v. beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing, beau·ti·fies
To make or become beautiful.

beau'ti·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., beau'ti·fi'er n.

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beautify
verb
1.	make more beautiful [syn: fancify] [ant: uglify]
2.	be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: deck]
3.	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate]

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ˈbeautify [-fai] verb

to make beautiful
Example: She beautified the room with flowers.

Arabic:	يُجمِّـل
Chinese (Traditional):	使美麗
Czech:	(z)krášlit
Danish:	forskønne
Dutch:	verfraaien
Estonian:	kaunistama
Finnish:	kaunistaa
French:	embellir
German:	verschönern
Greek:	ομορφαίνω
Hungarian:	szépít
Icelandic:	fegra
Indonesian:	mempercantik
Italian:	abbellire
Japanese:	美しくする

Korean:	아름답게 꾸미다
Latvian:	izdaiļot
Lithuanian:	(pa)puošti
Norwegian:	gjøre vakker, forskjønne
Polish:	upiększyć
Portuguese (Brazil):	embelezar
Portuguese (Portugal):	embelezar
Romanian:	a înfrumuseţa
Russian:	украшать
Slovak:	skrášliť
Slovenian:	okrasiti
Spanish:	embellecer
Swedish:	göra vacker, pryda
Turkish:	güzelleştirmek

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Beautify

Beau"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beautified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Beautifying.] [Beauty + -fy.] To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish.

The arts that beautify and polish life. --Burke.

Syn: To adorn; grace; ornament; deck; decorate.

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