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