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prettification

[prit-uh-fahy]

pret·ti·fy

[prit-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
1.
to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.
2.
to minimize or gloss over (something unpleasant): to prettify his rude behavior.

Origin:
1840–50; prett(y) + -ify

pret·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
pret·ti·fi·er, noun
un·pret·ti·fied, adjective
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Prettification is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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prettify (ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to make pretty, esp in a trivial fashion; embellish
 
prettifi'cation
 
n
 
'prettifier
 
n

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