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prettify
pret·ti·fy
[
príttə f
]
(
past and past participle
pret·ti·fied
,
present participle
pret·ti·fy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
pret·ti·fies
)
transitive verb
Definition:
make somebody or something look pretty:
to give a person, place, or thing some added decoration, especially of a rather superficial or fussy kind
pret·ti·fi·ca·tion
[
prìttəfi káysh'n
]
noun
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pret·ti·fi·ca·tion [ prìttəfi káysh'n ] noun
