kaunistaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• beautify verb To make something more attractive or better-looking.
• embellish verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
• prettify verb To make something look nicer, often only on the surface.

Senses

kaunistaa is used for these senses in English:

• beautify (transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
• embellish To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
• prettify To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. [from 17th c.]

beautify — full definition

1. verb To make something more attractive or better-looking.
2. verb To grow more attractive or better-looking.
3. verb To make yourself look more attractive.
4. verb Another word for pretty-print.

embellish — full definition

1. verb To decorate something to make it more attractive.
2. verb To make a story sound more interesting or impressive than it really is, often by exaggerating or adding invented details.

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