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