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| VERB | 1 | beautify, fancify, embellish, prettify | Make more beautiful |
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| 2 | beautify, deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish | Be beautiful to look at | |
| 3 | beautify, decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish | Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
| Sounds | byuw'tihfay. |
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| Rhymes | acidify, amplify, calcify, and 72 more rhymes in fay... |
| Meaning | Make more beautiful. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | fancify, embellish, prettify |
| Contrary | uglify |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Narrower | groom, neaten; dress, groom, curry; dress up, window-dress; spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up; polish, smooth, smoothen, shine; become, suit |
| Nouns | beautification; beauty |
| Meaning | Be beautiful to look at. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish |
| Broader | be |
| Narrower | ornament |
| Nouns | beautification; beauty |
| Meaning | Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They beautify the halls with holly |
| Examples | "beautify yourself for the special day" |
| Synonyms | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish |
| Similar to | ornament |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Narrower | wreathe; encrust, incrust, beset; braid; embroider, broider; stick; illustrate; garland; fledge, flight; spangle, bespangle; foliate; flag; caparison, bard, barde, dress up; bead; pipe; applique; gild the lily, paint the lily; vermiculate; smock; hang; prank; tinsel; tart up; stucco; redecorate; panel; bejewel, jewel; fillet, filet; scallop; bedizen; dress ship; trim, garnish, dress; trim; deck, bedight, bedeck; festoon; enamel; inlay; lacquer; gild, begild, engild; illuminate; emblazon, blazon; color, colour, emblazon; fringe; fret; landscape |
| Nouns | beautification; beauty |
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