prettify

UK: /ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ/ US: /ˈprɪtəˌfaɪ/ ,(prit′ə fī′)

Inflections of 'prettify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

prettifies

v 3rd person singular

prettifying

v pres p

prettified

v past

prettified

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pret•ti•fy /ˈprɪtəˌfaɪ/   v. [~ + object] , -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to make pretty, esp. in a small way:
   prettifying the bathroom.
2. to minimize the importance of (something unpleasant):
   trying to prettify the latest unemployment figures.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pret•ti•fy  (prit′ə fī′), v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to make pretty, esp. in a small, petty way:
   to prettify a natural beauty.
2. to minimize or gloss over (something unpleasant):
   to prettify his rude behavior.

• prett(y) + -ify 1840–50

pret′ti•fi•ca′tion, n. 
pret′ti•fi′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

prettify / ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ/ verb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)

1. (transitive) to make pretty, esp in a trivial fashion; embellish

ˌprettifiˈcation noun

ˈprettiˌfier noun