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单词 prettify
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pret•ti•fy /ˈprɪtəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to make pretty, esp. in a small way:prettifying the bathroom.
  2. to minimize the importance of (something unpleasant):trying to prettify the latest unemployment figures.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pret•ti•fy  (prit′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to make pretty, esp. in a small, petty way:to prettify a natural beauty.
  2. to minimize or gloss over (something unpleasant):to prettify his rude behavior.
  • prett(y) + -ify 1840–50
pret′ti•fi•ca′tion, n. 
pret′ti•fi′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prettify /ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)
  1. (transitive) to make pretty, esp in a trivial fashion; embellish

ˌprettifiˈcation n ˈprettiˌfier n
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