prettify

From pretty + -fy.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/

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prettify (third-person singular simple present prettifies, present participle prettifying, simple past and past participle prettified)

1. (transitive) To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: pretty up

   Coordinate term: tidy up

   • 2011 November 5, “Land of the wasted talent”, in The Economist:

     Old-fashioned bosses see their role as prettifying the office and forming a pool of potential marriage partners for male employees.

2. (programming, transitive) Synonym of pretty-print.

   Synonym: beautify

   Antonyms: minify, uglify