prettify
verb /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/
/ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/
(usually disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prettify | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it prettifies | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪz/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple prettified | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪd/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle prettified | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪd/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form prettifying | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- prettify something to try to make something pretty, often with the result that it looks worse or false
- man’s attempts to prettify nature