The meaning of Prettify

verb

Make more beautiful or attractive.

Usage examples:

Pictures and prints adorned his walls

verb

Improve the appearance of.

Usage examples:

Another initiative to beautify the environment

verb

To improve the appearance of someone or something

Usage examples:

Money has been raised to beautify the area., she went upstairs to beautify herself.

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.

Usage examples:

The town was decorated with christmas lights

verb

To add something to an object or place, esp. to make it more attractive

Usage examples:

They decorated the table with flowers and candles., all four firefighters were decorated for bravery.

phrasal verb

Wrap for decorative purposes

noun

A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is arranged on top of the head, especially for a special occasion such as a wedding

verb

Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Usage examples:

Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery

verb

Make (something) seem glamorous or desirable, especially spuriously so.

Usage examples:

The lyrics glamorize drugs

verb

To make something more exciting and attractive

Usage examples:

The ad glamorized life on the island, emphasizing the beaches and warm weather.

noun

A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Usage examples:

Tables covered with ornaments and books

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

Usage examples:

A jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat

noun

An object that is decorative rather than useful

Usage examples:

They spent decades collecting these colorful, victorian-era ornaments., climbing plants ornamented …

verb

(of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak.

Usage examples:

Reed buntings preened at the pool's edge

verb

Clean with one's bill

verb

(of a bird) to clean and arrange its feathers using its beak

Usage examples:

[ i ] as they preened in the sun, evelyn snapped photos of them.

verb

Spend time making minor adjustments to one's hair, make-up, or clothes.

Usage examples:

I spend hours primping in front of the mirror

verb

Dress or groom with elaborate care

verb

Spend time making minor adjustments to one's appearance.

Usage examples:

Women were prinking themselves in front of the looking glass

abbreviation

Imperial or metric ton(s).

Usage examples:

Lithuania produced 512,000 t of sulphuric acid in 1989

contraction

The word ‘it’, attached to the end of a verb, especially in the transcription of regional spoken use.

Usage examples:

I'll never do’t again

suffix

Equivalent to -est2 (as in shalt ).

verb

Make minor enhancements to.

Usage examples:

She slapped on her warpaint and titivated her hair

verb

To improve the small details of someone's appearance by arranging their hair, putting on make-up, etc.