beautify

verb beau·ti·fy \ ˈbyü-tə-ˌfī \

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

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Examples: beautify in a Sentence

Definition of beautify

beautified; beautifying

transitive verb

: to make beautiful or add beauty to

intransitive verb

: to grow beautiful

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beautification

play \ˌbyü-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

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beautifier

play \ˈbyü-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun

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Examples of beautify in a Sentence

Fresh flowers beautify every room.
beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers

Recent Examples of beautify from the Web

For Simpson, that has often meant dramatizing the ugliest parts of the social fabric by intentionally beautifying the people who bear its heaviest burdens.

— hannah giorgis, The Atlantic, "Lorna Simpson Maps the Complex Galaxies of Black Women’s Hair," 10 June 2018
If the press pictures are accurate, Xiaomi seems to be doing a lot of work to beautify the inside of the phone.

— ron amadeo, Ars Technica, "Xiaomi clones the iPhone X for $420, adds in-display fingerprint reader," 31 May 2018
The 20 latest works add to the more than 80 permanent murals created over the past six years, all of which have been instrumental in reviving and beautifying neighborhoods city-wide.

— jennifer franklin, USA TODAY, "10 reasons why Montreal is your perfect playground," 25 May 2018
The show stars Leawood mom Tamara Day, who modernizes and beautifies huge fixer-uppers in the Kansas City area.

— sarah gish, kansascity, "'Bargain Mansions' with Leawood mom Tamara Day gets second season on DIY Network | The Kansas City Star," 16 May 2018
The project’s goal was to cultivate community awareness and strengthen relationships while developing civic pride and beautifying an otherwise bland, unremarkable wall.

— karen huppertz, ajc, "Community-driven mosaic mural brightens Mitchell Road in Norcross," 10 May 2018
Icelanders know how to beautify the concrete, however, often painting their houses in bright colors.

— susan glaser, cleveland.com, "First day in Iceland: Why locals don't use umbrellas, and other fun facts (photos)," 8 May 2018
The ladies had even notified the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to inform the department of its project to beautify the highway, according to a statement by Sigma Gamma Rho.

— paula rogo, Essence.com, "A State Trooper Stopped To Question Black Sorority Sisters While They Were Performing Community Service," 14 May 2018
The collective mission of civic leaders and groups: To beautify the city by asking everyone to plant roses in front of their Victorian-era residences.

— janet eastman, OregonLive.com, "See why Portland's called the 'City of Roses' at Oregon Historical Society exhibit (photos, video)," 8 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of beautify

Middle English bewtyfien, from beaute beauty + -fien -fy

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First Known Use: 15th century

in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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beautify Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of beautify

adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish, beautify, deck, garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself.