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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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