English-Thai Dictionary

beautify

VT ตกแต่ง  ประดับประดา  ทำให้ สวยงาม  decorate tok-tak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEAUTIFY

v.t.bu'tify. [beauty and L. facio.] To make or render beautiful; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to add beauty to; to embellish.

 

BEAUTIFY

v.i.bu'tify. To become beautiful; to advance in beauty.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEAUTIFY

Beau "ti *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beautified (p. pr. & vb. n.Beautifying.] Etym: [Beauty + -fy. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

BEAUTIFY

BEAUTIFY Beau "ti *fy, v. i.

 

Defn: To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. Addison.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

beautify

beau ti fy |ˈbyo͞otəˌfī ˈbjudəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( beautifies, beautifying, beautified ) [ with obj. ] improve the appearance of. DERIVATIVES beau ti fi ca tion |ˌbyo͞otəfiˈkāSHən |noun, beau ti fi er noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

beautify

beaut |ify |ˈbjuːtɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( beautifies, beautifying, beautified ) [ with obj. ] improve the appearance of. DERIVATIVES beautification |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, beautifier |-fʌɪə |noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

beautify

beautify verb efforts to beautify the town center: adorn, embellish, enhance, decorate, ornament, garnish, gild, smarten up, prettify, enrich, glamorize, spruce up, spiff up, deck (out ), trick out, grace; informal do up, tart up, pimp. ANTONYMS spoil.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

beautify

beautify verb 1 he can grow flowers to beautify the garden: adorn, embellish, enhance, decorate, ornament, garnish, gild, smarten, prettify, enrich, glamorize, spruce up, deck (out ), trick out, grace; informal get up, do up, do out, tart up. ANTONYMS spoil, uglify. 2 she started to beautify herself: prettify, glamorize, prink, primp, preen; apply make-up /cosmetics; informal do /doll oneself up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

beautify

beau ti fy /bjúːtɪfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞 〈場所 物 〉を美化する ; 〈人 〉を美しくする .b è au ti fi c á tion 名詞 U 美化 .