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beautify
/ ˌbjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən; ˈbjuːtɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to make or become beautiful
Derived Forms
- ˈbeautiˌfier, noun
- beautification, noun
Other Words From
- beau·ti·fi·ca·tion [byoo-t, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- beauti·fier noun
- un·beauti·fied adjective
Example Sentences
Calling their creation the “business climate,” boosters went to ever-greater lengths to create favorable conditions for capital investment, promising excellent roads, good schools, quality health care, leisure activities and beautified public spaces.
Today, though, more and more young people—and especially teenage girls—are using filters that “beautify” their appearance and promise to deliver model-esque looks by sharpening, shrinking, enhancing, and recoloring their faces and bodies.
If you’re into edible flowers, fennel blooms in midsummer with tiny yellow blossoms to pluck and beautify whatever dishes you’re making.
The right fish tank can beautify a space, and keep your fish healthy and happy for a long time.
Google is taking aim at photo face filters and other “beautifying” techniques that mental health experts believe can warp a person’s self-confidence, particularly when they’re introduced to younger users.
When they hear of trouble on the Mountain the selectmen look the other way, and pass an appropriation to beautify the town pump.
Then a sweet little pink flower said, “Do not grieve mother, I will go up upon your robe and beautify it.”
Are not flowers and shrubs which beautify the lawn as desirable as beans and turnips and cabbages?
The letter to Bliss and the proofs were full of suggested changes that would refine and beautify the text.
Notwithstanding all hindrances, it is an easier matter to beautify the outside than to reform that which is within.
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