Beautify
/ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/noun
To make something more beautiful or attractive.
Did you know?“Beautify” is a later English creation built from “beauty,” which ultimately comes from a word for “beauty” in Old French and Latin, showing how language itself can be used like an alchemical makeover.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
beautifien
“To make beautiful; to adorn or embellish.”
Old French
OF
beauté
“Beauty; loveliness.”
Late Latin
Latin
bellitas
“Beauty; prettiness.”
Latin
Latin
bellus
“Pretty; handsome; fine.”