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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
prettify
 
SYLLABICATION:pret·ti·fy
PRONUNCIATION:  prt-f
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: pret·ti·fied, pret·ti·fy·ing, pret·ti·fies
To make pretty or prettier, especially in a superficial or insubstantial way.
OTHER FORMS:pretti·fi·cation (-f-kshn) —NOUN
pretti·fier —NOUN
 
 
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