beautifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of beautify
as in decorates
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers

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  1. decorates
  2. adorns
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  • The first thing that hits you at Azuma Farm Koiwai is the fresh, calming smell of hinoki wood, which is layered on the lofty ceilings around the resort, and decorates the handful of quaint cabins that are dotted across its grounds.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • Most folks associate the name with the beautiful and unique desert plant which decorates the landscape in the southern most section of central California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of decorates
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  • Co-Space has become known for the visual art that adorns its walls, and Byrd created a blue-and-white painting at the center.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Other clocks are affixed to a structure, like the clocks at Union Station, or the clock that adorns the archway into Little Village.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Definition of adorns
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