transitive. To make beautiful or attractive; to decorate, adorn, embellish (literal and figurative). Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] (185) fairOE transitive. To make beautiful or attractive; to decorate, adorn, embellish (literal and figurative). Obsolete. highta1200 transitive. To beautify, adorn, embellish (literal and figurative); to enhance, improve. Cf. hightle, v. embellishc1385 To render beautiful (obsolete in general sense). beautifyc1425 transitive. To make (something or someone) beautiful or more beautiful; esp. to improve the appearance of (a person or place). Also intransitive with… decore1490 To decorate, adorn, embellish. beauty1495 transitive. To make beautiful or more beautiful; to adorn or decorate; to beautify. embeauty1523 transitive. To put beauty on (a person or thing); to beautify. decorate1530 transitive. To adorn, beautify, embellish; to grace, honour. Obsolete or archaic. fashion1557 To make good-looking; to beautify. Obsolete. busk1573 transitive. figurative. To adorn, to embellish. Also with up. gracify?1578 transitive. To make (something) graceful, to embellish. embrave1579 To adorn splendidly; to embellish, beautify. Cf. brave, adj. 2. Obsolete. handsome1592 transitive. Chiefly with up. To make (more) handsome in appearance; to beautify, adorn; (also) to restore to a good condition. Also intransitive… pulchrify1797 transitive. In humorous or ironic use: to beautify, adorn, embellish. Also intransitive: to beautify oneself. orchidize1872 transitive. To castrate, desex. Also figurative. Cf. orchidectomize, v. lovelify1935 transitive. To make lovely; to beautify. bellify- transitive. To embellish, beautify. bellish- = embellish, v. Subcategories:— make pretty (3) — be becoming to or set off (14) — improve in appearance (15) — invest with splendour (21) — ornament (114) |
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