Definition of PRETTIFY

prettify

Verb

Verb Forms: prettified, prettifying, prettifies

  • To make something appear more beautiful or decorative.
  • make more beautiful
  • To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.
  • Synonym of pretty-print.

Examples

  • He tried to PRETTIFY his bad play by adding a fancy suffix, but it still earned few points.

Origin / Etymology

From pretty + -fy.

Synonyms

beautify, embellish, fancify, pretty-print

Antonyms

uglify, minify

Scrabble Score: 16

prettify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prettify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prettify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

prettify: valid Words With Friends Word