Prettify

//ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. transitive

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

  2. 2
    make more beautiful wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of pretty-print. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
beautifybeautifyadornarraybecome onebedeck

Example

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

Etymology

From pretty + -fy.

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