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beautify

beau·tify

UK/ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/ US/ˈbjutɪˌfaɪ/ uncommon rare

verb

1.

make more beautiful

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2.

be beautiful to look at

  • “Flowers adorned the tables everywhere”
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3.

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

  • “Decorate the room for the party”
  • “beautify yourself for the special day”
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Origin

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

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