beautify

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verb

beau·​ti·​fy ˈbyü-tə-ˌfī How to pronounce beautify (audio)
beautified; beautifying
Synonyms of beautifynext

transitive verb

: to make beautiful or add beauty to
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intransitive verb

: to grow beautiful
beautification
ˌbyü-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce beautify (audio)
noun
beautifier
ˈbyü-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce beautify (audio)
noun

beautifier

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noun

beau·​ti·​fi·​er ˈbyü-tə-ˌfīr How to pronounce beautifier (audio)
-ˌfī-ər
plural -s
: one that beautifies

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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.

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

Verb Fresh flowers beautify every room. volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers
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Trump has suggested the massive Eisenhower Executive Office Building be painted as part of his push to remake and beautify the nation’s capital. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Having the marram grass there will mean one less chore for the maintenance crews in the busy summer season as well as beautifying the entrance to the campground, Deerwester said. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 This collection does not beautify quotidian messiness but shows us how love celebrates our imperfections. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Capen saw beyond what NBC’s cameras colored and beautified in pastels on Friday night prime time. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beautify

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of beautify was in the 15th century

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“Beautify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautify. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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beautify

verb
beau·​ti·​fy ˈbyüt-ə-ˌfī How to pronounce beautify (audio)
beautified; beautifying
: to make beautiful or more beautiful
beautification
ˌbyüt-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce beautify (audio)
noun
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