| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To embellish, adorn, decorate, embroider or prettify. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To improve or enhance. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To fancy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To glorify. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To garnish or ornament.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Present participle conjugation of the verb beautify.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (beautify) |
1. Make more beautiful.[Wordnet]. 2. Be beautiful to look at.[Wordnet]. 3. Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "beautify yourself for the special day".[Wordnet]. 4. To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish.[Websters]. 5. To become beautiful; to advance in beauty.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: beautifying, beautified, beautifies, beautifier, beautifiers, beautifyingly and beautifiedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "Beautifying" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Roads Beautifying Association | The Roads Beautifying Association was founded in the UK in 1928 by Dr. Wilfrid Fox. The group had the aim of improving the environment around the new roads being built to accommodate cars around London. It published Roadside Planting in 1930. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: BEAUTIFYING | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Beautifying Bird | 7 | Beautifying Bird | 7 | |
| Roads Beautifying Association | 2 | Roads Beautifying Association | 2 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | محسن (beneficent, charitable, improving, benefactor, alms), جَمَّلَ (beautify, embellish, garnish, pretty, adorn), حَبَّرَ (ink, adorn, adorned, adorning, adorns), تَحْسِينِيّ (ameliorative, beautifying, cosmetic, cosmetics, embellishing), حَلَّى (candy, sugar, adorn, adorned, adorning), حَسَّنَ (improve, pretty, adorn, adorned, adorning), حَبَرَ (adorn, adorned, adorning, adorns, beautified). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | محسن (beneficent, charitable, improving, benefactor, alms), جَمَّلَ (beautify, embellish, garnish, pretty, adorn), حَبَّرَ (ink, adorn, adorned, adorning, adorns), تَحْسِينِيّ (ameliorative, beautifying, cosmetic, cosmetics, embellishing), حَلَّى (candy, sugar, adorn, adorned, adorning), حَسَّنَ (improve, pretty, adorn, adorned, adorning), حَبَرَ (adorn, adorned, adorning, adorns, beautified). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Albanian | zbukurues (decorative, beautifying, embellishing, ornamental), zbukurim (decoration, ornament, adornment, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | محسن (beneficent, charitable, improving, benefactor, alms), جَمَّلَ (beautify, embellish, garnish, pretty, adorn), حَبَّرَ (ink, adorn, adorned, adorning, adorns), تَحْسِينِيّ (ameliorative, beautifying, cosmetic, cosmetics, embellishing), حَلَّى (candy, sugar, adorn, adorned, adorning), حَسَّنَ (improve, pretty, adorn, adorned, adorning), حَبَرَ (adorn, adorned, adorning, adorns, beautified). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arnaut | zbukurues (decorative, beautifying, embellishing, ornamental), zbukurim (decoration, ornament, adornment, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | engalanando (adorning, beautifying, decorating), embelezando (beautifying, embellishing, perking, prettifying), embelezar (beautify, to beautify, to embellish, embellish, to perk), beautifying (beautifying). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Tai | ใช้เพื่อความสวยงาม (cosmetic, beautifying, improving). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 美化 (beautify, transfigure, prettify, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chtimi | imbellir (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Chtimi, Belgium, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | infiurità (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), adornà (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), imbelisci (adorn, beautify, beautifying, bedeck, decorate), imbillì-isce (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | infiurità (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), adornà (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), imbelisci (adorn, beautify, beautifying, bedeck, decorate), imbillì-isce (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | infiurità (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), adornà (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), imbelisci (adorn, beautify, beautifying, bedeck, decorate), imbillì-isce (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | infiurità (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), adornà (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), imbelisci (adorn, beautify, beautifying, bedeck, decorate), imbillì-isce (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | infiurità (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), adornà (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn), imbelisci (adorn, beautify, beautifying, bedeck, decorate), imbillì-isce (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | verschönernd (embellishing, prettifying, beautifying), verschönern (embellish, beautify, to embellish, improve, prettify). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | embellissant (embellishing, beautifying), esthétisant (beautifying), embellir (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, grace). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | embellissant (embellishing, beautifying), esthétisant (beautifying), embellir (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, grace). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | verschönernd (embellishing, prettifying, beautifying), verschönern (embellish, beautify, to embellish, improve, prettify). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | محسن (beneficent, charitable, improving, benefactor, alms), جَمَّلَ (beautify, embellish, garnish, pretty, adorn), حَبَّرَ (ink, adorn, adorned, adorning, adorns), تَحْسِينِيّ (ameliorative, beautifying, cosmetic, cosmetics, embellishing), حَلَّى (candy, sugar, adorn, adorned, adorning), حَسَّنَ (improve, pretty, adorn, adorned, adorning), حَبَرَ (adorn, adorned, adorning, adorns, beautified). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | verschönernd (embellishing, prettifying, beautifying), verschönern (embellish, beautify, to embellish, improve, prettify). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | verschönernd (embellishing, prettifying, beautifying), verschönern (embellish, beautify, to embellish, improve, prettify). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | imbellendo (beautifying), abbellendo (embellishing, beautifying, prettifying, smartening). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 美しくなり (beautifying). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ouolof | sàdd (decorate, to decorate, embellish, to embellish, adorn), rafetal (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Ouolof, Senegal, Mauritania, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Picard | imbellir (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Picard, Belgium, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | embelezando (beautifying, embellishing, perking, prettifying), engalanando (adorning, beautifying, decorating), embelezar (beautify, embellish, to beautify, to embellish, accoutre), beautifying (beautifying). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rouchi | imbellir (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Rouchi, Belgium, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Scots Gaelic | maiseachadh (adorning, beautifying, decorating, decoration). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shkip | zbukurues (decorative, beautifying, embellishing, ornamental), zbukurim (decoration, ornament, adornment, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqip | zbukurues (decorative, beautifying, embellishing, ornamental), zbukurim (decoration, ornament, adornment, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqiperë | zbukurues (decorative, beautifying, embellishing, ornamental), zbukurim (decoration, ornament, adornment, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Siamese | ใช้เพื่อความสวยงาม (cosmetic, beautifying, improving). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Skchip | zbukurues (decorative, beautifying, embellishing, ornamental), zbukurim (decoration, ornament, adornment, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | embelleciendo (beautifying, embellishing, glamorizing, prettifying), Embellecer (beautify, embellish, to beautify, to embellish, decorate). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Thai | ใช้เพื่อความสวยงาม (cosmetic, beautifying, improving). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thai | ใช้เพื่อความสวยงาม (cosmetic, beautifying, improving). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thaiklang | ใช้เพื่อความสวยงาม (cosmetic, beautifying, improving). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tosk | zbukurues (decorative, beautifying, embellishing, ornamental), zbukurim (decoration, ornament, adornment, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Volof | sàdd (decorate, to decorate, embellish, to embellish, adorn), rafetal (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Volof, Senegal, Mauritania, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Walaf | sàdd (decorate, to decorate, embellish, to embellish, adorn), rafetal (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Walaf, Senegal, Mauritania, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Waro-Waro | sàdd (decorate, to decorate, embellish, to embellish, adorn), rafetal (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Waro-Waro, Senegal, Mauritania, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Wolof | sàdd (decorate, to decorate, embellish, to embellish, adorn), rafetal (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Wolof, Senegal, Mauritania, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Yallof | sàdd (decorate, to decorate, embellish, to embellish, adorn), rafetal (embellish, to embellish, beautify, to beautify, adorn). Additional references: Yallof, Senegal, Mauritania, beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zhgabe | zbukurues (decorative, beautifying, embellishing, ornamental), zbukurim (decoration, ornament, adornment, beautification, beautifying). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), beautifying. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “beautifying” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | bathageautathagifyathagathaging (beautifying). Additional references: Athag, beautifying. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | bageautagifyagaging (beautifying). Additional references: Double Dutch, beautifying. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | 63/-\<1¦|=%¦[\]6 (beautifying). Additional references: Leet, beautifying. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | bopeautopifyopoping (beautifying). Additional references: Oppish, beautifying. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | eautifyingbay (beautifying). Additional references: Pig Latin, beautifying. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | embelliand (beautifying). Additional references: Terran B, beautifying. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | bubeautubifyububing (beautifying). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, beautifying. (volunteer) | |||
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| Language | Period | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | ||
| Old French | 900 - 1400 | abelir (embellish, to embellish, beautify, coincide, to beautify). Additional references: Old French, beautifying. (volunteer) | ||
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