Etymology

prettify

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Today it means: To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way. Full definition →

First used 17th c.
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The story

From pretty + -fy.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.