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prettify
pret·ti·fy P0548300 (prĭt′ĭ-fī′)tr.v. pret·ti·fied, pret·ti·fy·ing, pret·ti·fies To make pretty or prettier, especially in a superficial or insubstantial way.
pret′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.pret′ti·fi′er n.prettify (ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) to make pretty, esp in a trivial fashion; embellish ˌprettifiˈcation n ˈprettiˌfier npret•ti•fy (ˈprɪt əˌfaɪ)
v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to make pretty, esp. in a small, petty way. 2. to minimize or gloss over (something unpleasant). [1840–50] pret`ti•fi•ca′tion, n. pret′ti•fi`er, n. prettify
Past participle: prettified
Gerund: prettifying
| Imperative |
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| prettify | | prettify |
| Present |
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| I prettify | | you prettify | | he/she/it prettifies | | we prettify | | you prettify | | they prettify |
| Preterite |
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| I prettified | | you prettified | | he/she/it prettified | | we prettified | | you prettified | | they prettified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am prettifying | | you are prettifying | | he/she/it is prettifying | | we are prettifying | | you are prettifying | | they are prettifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have prettified | | you have prettified | | he/she/it has prettified | | we have prettified | | you have prettified | | they have prettified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was prettifying | | you were prettifying | | he/she/it was prettifying | | we were prettifying | | you were prettifying | | they were prettifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had prettified | | you had prettified | | he/she/it had prettified | | we had prettified | | you had prettified | | they had prettified |
| Future |
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| I will prettify | | you will prettify | | he/she/it will prettify | | we will prettify | | you will prettify | | they will prettify |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have prettified | | you will have prettified | | he/she/it will have prettified | | we will have prettified | | you will have prettified | | they will have prettified |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be prettifying | | you will be prettifying | | he/she/it will be prettifying | | we will be prettifying | | you will be prettifying | | they will be prettifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been prettifying | | you have been prettifying | | he/she/it has been prettifying | | we have been prettifying | | you have been prettifying | | they have been prettifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been prettifying | | you will have been prettifying | | he/she/it will have been prettifying | | we will have been prettifying | | you will have been prettifying | | they will have been prettifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been prettifying | | you had been prettifying | | he/she/it had been prettifying | | we had been prettifying | | you had been prettifying | | they had been prettifying |
| Conditional |
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| I would prettify | | you would prettify | | he/she/it would prettify | | we would prettify | | you would prettify | | they would prettify |
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| I would have prettified | | you would have prettified | | he/she/it would have prettified | | we would have prettified | | you would have prettified | | they would have prettified |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | prettify - make more beautifulbeautify, fancify, embellishneaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"groom, curry, dress - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"window-dress, dress up - make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivate - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"become, suit - enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" |
prettifyverb adorn, decorate, garnish, ornament, gild, do up, trim, embellish, deck out, tart up (Brit. slang), doll up (slang), trick out, pretty up, titivate an attempt to prettify the town for the tourist tradeTranslations
prettify
Synonyms for prettifyverb adornSynonyms- adorn
- decorate
- garnish
- ornament
- gild
- do up
- trim
- embellish
- deck out
- tart up
- doll up
- trick out
- pretty up
- titivate
Synonyms for prettifyverb make more beautifulSynonymsRelated Words- neaten
- groom
- curry
- dress
- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- amend
- better
- window-dress
- dress up
- slick up
- smarten up
- spiff up
- spruce
- spruce up
- titivate
- tittivate
- polish
- smooth
- smoothen
- shine
- become
- suit
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