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Definition of prettify verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

prettify

verb

NAmE//ˈprɪt̮əˌfaɪ//

prettify something (usually disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they prettify

he / she / it prettifies

past simple prettified

-ing form prettifying

to try to make something pretty, often with the result that it looks worse or false man's attempts to prettify nature

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