- prettifying
- pret·ti·fy || 'prɪtɪfaɪ v. beautify, improve the appearance of something
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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prettify — prettification, n. prettifier, n. /prit euh fuy /, v.t., prettified, prettifying. 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.… … Universalium
prettify — pret|ti|fy [ˈprıtıfaı] v past tense and past participle prettified present participle prettifying third person singular prettifies [T] to change something with the intention of making it more attractive, but often with the effect of spoiling it ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
prettify — (v.) 1850, from PRETTY (Cf. pretty) (adj.) + FY (Cf. fy). Related: Prettified; prettifying … Etymology dictionary
prettify — [[t]prɪ̱tɪfaɪ[/t]] prettifies, prettifying, prettified VERB (disapproval) To prettify something, especially something that is not beautiful, means to make it appear pretty. [V n] ...just a clever effort to prettify animal slaughter... [V ed] It… … English dictionary
prettify — verb (prettifies, prettifying, prettified) make superficially pretty. Derivatives prettification noun prettifier noun … English new terms dictionary
prettify — UK [ˈprɪtɪfaɪ] / US [ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms prettify : present tense I/you/we/they prettify he/she/it prettifies present participle prettifying past tense prettified past participle prettified to change something in … English dictionary
prettify — /ˈprɪtəfaɪ/ (say prituhfuy) verb (t) (prettified, prettifying) to make pretty in a superficial way that glosses over basic plainness. {prett(y) + ify} …
decorative — [adj] beautifying adorning, cosmetic, embellishing, enhancing, fancy, florid, nonfunctional, ornamental, prettifying, pretty; concept 579 Ant. ugly … New thesaurus
song revival — There have been two major *song revival movements in England; one lasting from the late Victorian period to the 1920s, the other commencing after the Second World War, and they are conveniently termed the first and second Revivals, although… … A Dictionary of English folklore
prettify — [prit′i fī΄] vt. prettified, prettifying to make pretty prettification n … English World dictionary
