BEAUTIFY
fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
(verb) make more beautiful
decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; “Decorate the room for the party”; “beautify yourself for the special day”
deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
(verb) be beautiful to look at; “Flowers adorned the tables everywhere”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
beautify (third-person singular simple present beautifies, present participle beautifying, simple past and past participle beautified)
(transitive) To make beautiful, or to increase the beauty of.
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
Synonyms
• adorn
• decorate
• ornament
• prettify
Antonyms
• uglify
Source: Wiktionary
Beau"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beautified (p. pr. & vb. n.
Beautifying.] Etym: [Beauty + -fy.]
Definition: To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to
deck; to grace; to embellish.
The arts that beautify and polish life. Burke.
Syn.
– To adorn; grace; ornament; deck; decorate.
Beau"ti*fy, v. i.
Definition: To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition