prettify

English

Etymology

From pretty +‎ -fy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/

Verb

prettify (third-person singular simple present prettif, present participle ies, simple past and past participle prettified)

1. To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]
   • 2011, ‘Land of the wasted talent’, The Economist, 5 Nov 2011:

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

Translations

make pretty or prettier

• Chinese:

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

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