verb · neutral
beautify
/ˈbjuːtɪfaɪ/BEAU·ti·fy
to make something more attractive or pleasant to look at
Examples
“The council plans to beautify the waterfront with gardens and benches.”
“Residents worked together to beautify their street.”
“A mural can beautify an otherwise dull wall.”
Band 8 sentence
“The city's urban-renewal scheme aims to beautify neglected waterfronts while improving flood defenses.”
Collocations
- beautify the city / beautify with trees
- urban beautification
Word family
Common mistakes
make pretty→beautify
beautify = renovate→beautify (làm đẹp) vs renovate (sửa chữa, cải tạo)
Say it for a higher band
5make beautiful / make pretty→6improve the look of→7+beautify
Synonyms
improve the look of
decorate
Easily confused
decorate
“They decorated the hall with balloons for the party.”
renovate
“The old building was renovated into a modern office space.”
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