English Explanatory Dictionary

beautify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
  2. To become beautiful.
  3. To make oneself beautiful.
  4. Synonym of pretty-print.

Pronunciation

/ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beautify.wav

Word forms

beautify beautifies beautifying beautified

Etymology

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

Synonyms

adorn decorate ornament prettify pretty-print

Antonyms

blight deface disfigure mar uglify minify

Related words

beautification beautifier beautifiable beautifying

Derived words

rebeautify unbeautify
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary