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
fancify
verb
as in to decorate
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
- decorate
- adorn
- beautify
- drape
- embellish
- ornament
- garnish
- trim
- caparison
- dress
- enrich
- festoon
- grace
- paint
- blazon
- bedeck
- deck
- emboss
- array
- do
- fancy up
- bedizen
- accessorize
- gussy up
- brighten
- glitz (up)
- emblaze
- doll up
- pretty (up)
- smarten
- gild
- freshen
- embroider
- trap
- do up
- chase
- frill
- fillet
- garland
- figure
- flounce
- braid
- ribbon
- hang
- swag
- boss
- filigree
- fringe
- wreathe
- feather
- diamond
- furbelow
- appliqué
- jewel
- dress up
- lace
- redecorate
- gem
- trick (out)
- pearl
- redo
- spruce (up)
- impearl
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- simplify
- spoil
- disfigure
- streamline
- deface
- reveal
- mar
- display
- scar
- uncover
- blemish
- expose
- bare
- strip
- dismantle
- denude
- divest
- uglify