prettify

English

Etymology

From pretty + -fy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/

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Verb

prettify (third-person singular simple present prettifies, present participle prettifying, simple past and past participle prettified)

1. (transitive) To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: pretty up

   Coordinate term: tidy up

   • 2011 November 5, “Land of the wasted talent”, in The Economist:

     Old-fashioned bosses see their role as prettifying the office and forming a pool of potential marriage partners for male employees.

2. (programming, transitive) Synonym of pretty-print.

   Synonym: beautify

   Antonyms: minify, uglify

Derived terms

• prettifier
• unprettified

Related terms

• prettification

Translations

make pretty or prettier

• Bulgarian: разкрасявам (bg) (razkrasjavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美化 (zh) (měihuà), 修飾 / 修饰 (zh) (xiūshì), 裝飾 / 装饰 (zh) (zhuāngshì), 點綴 / 点缀 (zh) (diǎnzhuì), 粉飾 / 粉饰 (zh) (fěnshì)

• Finnish: kaunistaa (fi), kaunistella (fi)
• French: enjoliver (fr)
• Greek: ωραιοποιώ (el) (oraiopoió)εξωραΐζω (el) (exoraḯzo)
• Italian: abbellire (it)
• Polish: upiększać (pl) impf, upiększyć (pl) pf
• Spanish: embellecer (es)