# beautify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/ · frequency rank #52,174

## Definitions
1. To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
2. To become beautiful.
3. To make oneself beautiful.
4. Synonym of pretty-print.

## Etymology
From Middle English beutifien, from Old French beaute (“beauty”), from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fine”), + -ify, from Latin facio (“make”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beautify