prettify

[ prit-uh-fahy ]

/ ˈprɪt əˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with object), pret·ti·fied, pret·ti·fy·ing.

to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.

to minimize or gloss over (something unpleasant): to prettify his rude behavior.

Origin of prettify

First recorded in 1840–50; prett(y) + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM prettify

pret·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounpret·ti·fi·er, nounun·pret·ti·fied, adjective

Words nearby prettify

pretor, Pretoria, Pretorius, pretreat, pretrial, prettify, pretty, pretty as a picture, pretty much, pretty-pretty, pretypify

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Example sentences from the Web for prettify

Or it could prettify empty, big-box stores and try to make them more welcoming.
Why Best Buy Is Tanking|Alex Klein|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I must send him a little box at Christmas,—some little things to trim up his new house and prettify it.
Hildegarde's Harvest|Laura E. Richards
It is not the function of the biographer any more than it is that of a dentist to prettify his subject.
The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd
There is no need to prettify the record; the record, as it stands, in all its crude natural colors, is good enough.
Proclaim Liberty!|Gilbert Seldes

"Let no one think that they can force me to prettify my types," he said.
Jean Francois Millet|Estelle M. Hurll

British Dictionary definitions for prettify

prettify

/ (ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to make pretty, esp in a trivial fashion; embellish

Derived forms of prettify

prettification, nounprettifier, noun

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单词	prettify
释义	prettify [ prit-uh-fahy ] / ˈprɪt əˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prettify ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pret·ti·fied, pret·ti·fy·ing. to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty. to minimize or gloss over (something unpleasant): to prettify his rude behavior. Origin of prettify First recorded in 1840–50; prett(y) + -ify OTHER WORDS FROM prettify pret·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounpret·ti·fi·er, nounun·pret·ti·fied, adjective Words nearby prettify pretor, Pretoria, Pretorius, pretreat, pretrial, prettify, pretty, pretty as a picture, pretty much, pretty-pretty, pretypify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prettify Or it could prettify empty, big-box stores and try to make them more welcoming. Why Best Buy Is Tanking\|Alex Klein\|August 21, 2012\|DAILY BEAST I must send him a little box at Christmas,—some little things to trim up his new house and prettify it. Hildegarde's Harvest\|Laura E. Richards It is not the function of the biographer any more than it is that of a dentist to prettify his subject. The Art of Letters\|Robert Lynd There is no need to prettify the record; the record, as it stands, in all its crude natural colors, is good enough. Proclaim Liberty!\|Gilbert Seldes "Let no one think that they can force me to prettify my types," he said. Jean Francois Millet\|Estelle M. Hurll British Dictionary definitions for prettify prettify / (ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) to make pretty, esp in a trivial fashion; embellish Derived forms of prettify prettification, nounprettifier, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prettify bedeck, spruce up, embellish, festoon, beautify, fix up, embroider, adorn, decorate, clothe, attire, deck out, trim, deck, gild, enrich, brighten, primp, polish, array
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prettify

verb (used with object), pret·ti·fied, pret·ti·fy·ing.

Origin of prettify

OTHER WORDS FROM prettify

Words nearby prettify

Example sentences from the Web for prettify

British Dictionary definitions for prettify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

Derived forms of prettify

Words related to prettify