adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself.
a diamond necklace adorned her neck
decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design.
decorate a birthday cake
ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original
a white house ornamented with green shutters
, embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament.
embellish a page with floral borders
beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness.
will beautify the grounds with flower beds
deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness.
a house all decked out for Christmas
garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food.
an entrée garnished with parsley
Examples of beautify in a Sentence
Fresh flowers beautify every room.
volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers
Recent Examples on the WebTo sweeten the request, the developers promised to beautify the site and install electric charging stations (ostensibly to reduce the emissions of its vehicles).—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024 Warren also added dance, martial arts and Haitian culinary classes in addition to helping to beautify the campus, the letter continued.—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 8 July 2024 Establishing a sprawling meadow of sunflowers on what has long been just a grass field bordering a high-traffic intersection is a strategy for beautifying the neighborhood.—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024 Outdoor pieces like folding chairs, porch swings and more are a great way to beautify your patio while the weather's still warm, while everything from dining tables to armchairs are on sale and ready to give your interior a whole new feel.—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for beautify
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English bewtyfien, from beautebeauty + -fien-fy
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