fancify
verb
fan·ci·fy ˈfan(t)-sə-ˌfī 
fancified; fancifying
transitive verb
: to make ornate, elaborate, or fancy
a fancified hamburger
Synonyms
- adorn
- array
- beautify
- bedeck
- bedizen
- blazon
- caparison
- deck
- decorate
- do
- do up
- doll up
- drape
- dress
- embellish
- emblaze
- emboss
- enrich
- fancy up
- festoon
- garnish
- glitz (up)
- grace
- gussy up
- ornament
- pretty (up)
- trim
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Example Sentences
you could take a store-bought cake and fancify it so that it looks semi-homemade
Word History
Etymology
fancy entry 3 + -ify
First Known Use
1823, in the meaning defined above
fancifies
verb
as in adorns
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming you could take a store-bought cake and fancify it so that it looks semi-homemade Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- adorns
- decorates
- drapes
- ornaments
- garnishes
- enriches
- dresses
- emblazes
- does up
- gussies up
- beautifies
- trims
- fancies up
- graces
- pretties (up)
- embellishes
- decks
- festoons
- arrays
- glitzes (up)
- paints
- embosses
- bedizens
- caparisons
- does
- blazons
- bedecks
- dolls up
- dresses up
- brightens
- accessorizes
- tricks (out)
- traps
- impearls
- smartens
- spruces (up)
- chases
- freshens
- frills
- hangs
- fillets
- figures
- flounces
- jewels
- feathers
- fringes
- embroiders
- bosses
- garlands
- braids
- gilds
- filigrees
- ribbons
- gems
- swags
- pearls
- furbelows
- diamonds
- appliqués
- laces
- wreathes
- redecorates
- redoes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- scars
- simplifies
- spoils
- mars
- disfigures
- reveals
- displays
- defaces
- streamlines
- blemishes
- denudes
- exposes
- uncovers
- strips
- dismantles
- bares
- divests
- uglifies
- hanging one on
- hanging out
- hanging over
- hanging paper
- hanging participle
- hanging post
- hanging rail
- hanging side
- hanging sleeve
- hanging stairs
- hanging stile
- hanging together
- hanging up
- hanging valley
- hanging wall
- hanging with
- hangings
- hangle
- hangman
- hangman's halter
- hangman's knot
- hangmanship
- hangmen
- hangment
- hangnail