beautificationn.

Brit.

/ˌbjuːtᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌbjudəfəˈkeɪʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: beautify v., -fication suffix.

Etymology: < beautify v.: see -fication suffix. Compare earlier beautifying n.

The action or an act of beautifying something or someone; (now esp.) the action of improving the appearance of a person or place. In early use frequently with pejorative connotations of superficial embellishment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun]

hightinga1387

bellishingc1440

beautifying1532

beautification1600

purfling1613

embellishment1623

embellishing1641

lovelifying1916

1600 H. Clapham Antidoton (Math. xiii. 24) 13 With the plainnes there is an eloquence naturall ioyned for beautification thereof vnto the eye of nature.

a1640 T. Jackson Μαραν Αθα (1657) 3459 No work of man is good in its kind; That is the best, which..is adorned with the fewest impertinent or unuseful beautifications.

1646 S. Gorton Simplicities Def. against Seven-headed Policy 101 These men..were so eagerly minded to make us blasphemers, that so they might take away our lives, as a part of the glory, and beautification of their Religion.

1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund II. iv. ix. 215 There is..no sermon of souls but will await thee, no beautification of an altar but will call thee.

1798 W. F. Mavor Brit. Tourists V. 35 The church is antique, but its venerable beauties have been spoiled by offensive and injudicious beautifications.

1843 Christian Remembrancer Sept. 265 The university towns have happily escaped the lot of modern beautification.

1881 G. MacDonald Mary Marston II. xiii. 213 To minister to the comfort or beautification of her cousin.

1932 E. A. Powell Undiscovered Europe ix. 291 The Society for Sea Bathing has spent millions in the beautification of Monte Carlo.

1996 E. Lovelace Salt xii. 239 They began a beautification programme in Port-of-Spain, which involved planting flamboyant trees and removing the vagrants from main thoroughfares.

2008 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 13 Mar. Sharon Pickens dedicates her time to the beautification of her clients.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	beautification
释义	beautificationn. Brit. /ˌbjuːtᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌbjudəfəˈkeɪʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: beautify v., -fication suffix. Etymology: < beautify v.: see -fication suffix. Compare earlier beautifying n. The action or an act of beautifying something or someone; (now esp.) the action of improving the appearance of a person or place. In early use frequently with pejorative connotations of superficial embellishment. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] hightinga1387 bellishingc1440 beautifying1532 beautification1600 purfling1613 embellishment1623 embellishing1641 lovelifying1916 1600 H. Clapham Antidoton (Math. xiii. 24) 13 With the plainnes there is an eloquence naturall ioyned for beautification thereof vnto the eye of nature. a1640 T. Jackson Μαραν Αθα (1657) 3459 No work of man is good in its kind; That is the best, which..is adorned with the fewest impertinent or unuseful beautifications. 1646 S. Gorton Simplicities Def. against Seven-headed Policy 101 These men..were so eagerly minded to make us blasphemers, that so they might take away our lives, as a part of the glory, and beautification of their Religion. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund II. iv. ix. 215 There is..no sermon of souls but will await thee, no beautification of an altar but will call thee. 1798 W. F. Mavor Brit. Tourists V. 35 The church is antique, but its venerable beauties have been spoiled by offensive and injudicious beautifications. 1843 Christian Remembrancer Sept. 265 The university towns have happily escaped the lot of modern beautification. 1881 G. MacDonald Mary Marston II. xiii. 213 To minister to the comfort or beautification of her cousin. 1932 E. A. Powell Undiscovered Europe ix. 291 The Society for Sea Bathing has spent millions in the beautification of Monte Carlo. 1996 E. Lovelace Salt xii. 239 They began a beautification programme in Port-of-Spain, which involved planting flamboyant trees and removing the vagrants from main thoroughfares. 2008 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 13 Mar. Sharon Pickens dedicates her time to the beautification of her clients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1600
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