beautify
gb/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ/ us/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ/
B2
Английский
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
B2
action
1
make something more attractive
to make something look nicer
Модель употребления:
beautify [something/someone]
Частая ошибка:
Often used for improving appearance; it does not usually mean 'make clean' unless cleaning improves the look.
Синонимы
enhance (More general: improve quality or appearance.)
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decorate (Focuses on adding ornaments or decorative items.)
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adorn (Slightly more formal; suggests adding something attractive.)
Антонимы
uglify (Means to make something ugly.)
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spoil (Means to damage the appearance or quality.)
Коллокации
beautify the house
|beautify the room
|beautify the garden
|beautify the area
|beautify your home
|beautify the surroundings
|beautify the environment
|beautify the streets
|beautify the campus
|beautify a space
Темы
appearance
|daily_life
|arts
Примеры
- They planted flowers to beautify the front yard.
- New lighting can beautify a small room without major renovations.
- The organization raised money to beautify the community center.
Примеры для изучающих
- We want to beautify our home.
- She used plants to beautify the balcony.
Глагол
B2
process
2
make a place look better
to make a place look nicer
Модель употребления:
beautify [place/area/neighborhood]
Частая ошибка:
In this sense, it often implies planned improvements (trees, parks, street upgrades), not only decoration.
Синонимы
revitalize (Suggests bringing new life or activity, not just better looks.)
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spruce up (More informal; often for small improvements.)
Антонимы
neglect (Means to fail to care for a place, often leading to deterioration.)
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blight (Means to cause an area to become unattractive or run-down.)
Коллокации
beautify the neighborhood
|beautify the city
|beautify downtown
|beautify the waterfront
|beautify the park
|beautify public spaces
|beautify the streetscape
|beautify the riverbank
|beautify the campus grounds
|beautify the town center
Темы
cities
|environment
|public_services
Примеры
- The city plans to beautify the waterfront with new paths and trees.
- Volunteers spent the weekend picking up litter to beautify the river trail.
- A mural project helped beautify the underpass.
Примеры для изучающих
- They want to beautify the neighborhood.
- We planted trees to beautify the street.
Глагол
B2
action
3
make yourself look prettier
to make yourself look more beautiful
Модель употребления:
beautify (yourself)
Частая ошибка:
In everyday speech, people more often say 'get ready', 'do my hair', or 'put on makeup' instead of 'beautify'.
Синонимы
groom (Emphasizes cleanliness and neatness rather than beauty.)
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make up (Usually means applying cosmetics (makeup).)
Антонимы
unkempt (Describes being messy or not well cared for.)
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dishevel (Means to make hair/clothes look untidy.)
Коллокации
beautify yourself
|beautify the face
|beautify the skin
|beautify your look
|beautify your appearance
|beautify with makeup
|beautify with skincare
|beautify for a photo
|beautify for an event
|beautify before going out
Темы
appearance
|health_and_beauty
Примеры
- She took an hour to beautify herself for the wedding.
- The app claims it can beautify your face in selfies.
- He joked that he needed five minutes to beautify before the video call.
Примеры для изучающих
- She beautified herself for the party.
Глагол
C1
action
4
make something seem better
to make the truth sound nicer than it is
Модель употребления:
beautify [the truth/story/facts]
Частая ошибка:
This does not mean 'make beautiful' literally; it is often figurative and can imply dishonesty.
Синонимы
embellish (Suggests adding extra details, sometimes untrue.)
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sugarcoat (Emphasizes making something unpleasant sound less bad.)
Антонимы
tell it like it is (Means to speak plainly and honestly.)
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expose (Means to reveal the unpleasant truth.)
Коллокации
beautify the truth
|beautify the facts
|beautify the story
|beautify the past
|beautify reality
|beautify a report
|beautify the details
|beautify the narrative
|beautify the record
|beautify the situation
Темы
communication
|media
|social_relations
Примеры
- He admitted he had beautified the truth to avoid an argument.
- The brochure beautifies the history of the company and skips the failures.
- Don’t beautify the facts—just explain what happened.
Примеры для изучающих
- Please don’t beautify the truth.
Глагол
technical
C1
process
5
format code for readability
to make code look neat by formatting it
Модель употребления:
beautify [code/file/script]
Частая ошибка:
In programming, 'beautify' usually means reformatting, not changing what the code does.
Синонимы
format (More general; may apply to text as well as code.)
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pretty-print (Common technical term, especially for structured data.)
Антонимы
minify (Removes whitespace and shortens code for size, not readability.)
Коллокации
beautify the code
|beautify the file
|beautify the script
|beautify HTML
|beautify CSS
|beautify JavaScript
|beautify the output
|beautify the markup
|beautify the JSON
|beautify the source
Темы
technology
|programming
|writing
Примеры
- The editor can beautify the code with a single shortcut.
- Before committing, she beautified the JavaScript file to match the style guide.
- Use the tool to beautify the JSON so it’s readable.
Примеры для изучающих
- I beautified the code to make it easier to read.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
beautify
IPA
GB/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ/
US/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ/
Слоги и ударение
beau - ti - fy (3 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (beau)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: beautify
- 3rd Person Singular: beautifies
- Present Participle: beautifying
- Past: beautified
Родственные слова
Forms
beautifies
verb
beautifying
verb
beautified
verb
Core family
Related words
beautification
noun
beautician
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ugly
adjective A2
uglify
verb
Выражения
beautify the truth
1/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ ðə tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
make the truth sound nicer
to make the truth sound better
Примеры
- She beautified the truth about why she was late.
- The spokesperson beautified the truth to calm the public.
- He tends to beautify the truth when he tells stories.
beautify yourself
1/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
make yourself look more attractive
to get ready to look beautiful
Примеры
- She went upstairs to beautify herself before dinner.
- You don’t need to beautify yourself for a quick trip to the store.
- He said he’d call after he had time to beautify himself.