beautify

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verb

1. make more beautiful (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
fancify, embellish, prettify
• Ant:
uglify
• Derivationally related forms:
beautification, beauty
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Hyponyms:
groom, neaten, dress, curry, dress up,
window-dress, spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up,
slick up, spiff up, polish, smooth, smoothen, shine,
become, suit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
• Syn:
decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish
• Derivationally related forms:
beautification, beauty, embellishment (for: embellish), ornamentation (for: ornament), ornament (for: ornament), grace (for: grace), adornment (for: adorn), decorative (for: decorate), decor (for: decorate), decoration (for: decorate), decorator (for: decorate)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
wreathe, encrust, incrust, beset, braid,
embroider, broider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge,
flight, spangle, bespangle, foliate, flag, caparison,
bard, barde, dress up, bead, pipe, applique,
gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank,
tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel,
jewel, fillet, filet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship,
trim, garnish, dress, deck, bedight, bedeck,
festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, gild, begild,
engild, illuminate, emblazon, blazon, color, colour,
fringe, fret, landscape
• Verb Group:
ornament
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They beautify the halls with holly
3. be beautiful to look at
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
• Syn:
deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish
• Derivationally related forms:
beautification, beauty, grace (for: grace), decorative (for: decorate), decoration (for: decorate), adornment (for: adorn)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
ornament
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, deck, fancify, prettify