beautify
gb/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ/ us/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ/
B2
อังกฤษ
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B2
action
1
make something more attractive
to make something look nicer
รูปแบบการใช้:
beautify [something/someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Often used for improving appearance; it does not usually mean 'make clean' unless cleaning improves the look.
คำพ้องความหมาย
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.)
คำตรงข้าม
uglify (Means to make something ugly.)
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spoil (Means to damage the appearance or quality.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
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
หัวข้อ
appearance
|daily_life
|arts
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We want to beautify our home.
- She used plants to beautify the balcony.
คำกริยา
B2
process
2
make a place look better
to make a place look nicer
รูปแบบการใช้:
beautify [place/area/neighborhood]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
In this sense, it often implies planned improvements (trees, parks, street upgrades), not only decoration.
คำพ้องความหมาย
revitalize (Suggests bringing new life or activity, not just better looks.)
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spruce up (More informal; often for small improvements.)
คำตรงข้าม
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.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
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
หัวข้อ
cities
|environment
|public_services
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- They want to beautify the neighborhood.
- We planted trees to beautify the street.
คำกริยา
B2
action
3
make yourself look prettier
to make yourself look more beautiful
รูปแบบการใช้:
beautify (yourself)
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
In everyday speech, people more often say 'get ready', 'do my hair', or 'put on makeup' instead of 'beautify'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
groom (Emphasizes cleanliness and neatness rather than beauty.)
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make up (Usually means applying cosmetics (makeup).)
คำตรงข้าม
unkempt (Describes being messy or not well cared for.)
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dishevel (Means to make hair/clothes look untidy.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
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
หัวข้อ
appearance
|health_and_beauty
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She beautified herself for the party.
คำกริยา
C1
action
4
make something seem better
to make the truth sound nicer than it is
รูปแบบการใช้:
beautify [the truth/story/facts]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This does not mean 'make beautiful' literally; it is often figurative and can imply dishonesty.
คำพ้องความหมาย
embellish (Suggests adding extra details, sometimes untrue.)
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sugarcoat (Emphasizes making something unpleasant sound less bad.)
คำตรงข้าม
tell it like it is (Means to speak plainly and honestly.)
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expose (Means to reveal the unpleasant truth.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
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
หัวข้อ
communication
|media
|social_relations
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Please don’t beautify the truth.
คำกริยา
technical
C1
process
5
format code for readability
to make code look neat by formatting it
รูปแบบการใช้:
beautify [code/file/script]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
In programming, 'beautify' usually means reformatting, not changing what the code does.
คำพ้องความหมาย
format (More general; may apply to text as well as code.)
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pretty-print (Common technical term, especially for structured data.)
คำตรงข้าม
minify (Removes whitespace and shortens code for size, not readability.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
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
หัวข้อ
technology
|programming
|writing
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I beautified the code to make it easier to read.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
beautify
IPA
GB/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ/
US/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
beau - ti - fy (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (beau)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: beautify
- 3rd Person Singular: beautifies
- Present Participle: beautifying
- Past: beautified
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
beautifies
verb
beautifying
verb
beautified
verb
Core family
Related words
beautification
noun
beautician
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ugly
adjective A2
uglify
verb
วลีและสำนวน
beautify the truth
1/bjˈutɪfˌaɪ ðə tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
make the truth sound nicer
to make the truth sound better
ตัวอย่าง
- 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
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.