pretty up

verb

To make pretty.

“Company will be here soon, so I'm going to go now and pretty up.”

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prettifydoll updo upglam up
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Meanings

verbpretty up (third-person singular simple present pretties up, present participle prettying up, simple past and past participle prettied up)

present singular third person pretties up · participle present prettying up · participle past prettied up · past prettied up

  1. ambitransitiveinformalTo make pretty.

    Company will be here soon, so I'm going to go now and pretty up.

    Synonyms: prettify

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make pretty.

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prettify

More synonyms by meaning

verbuse special care in dressing, making-up, etc.

Similar
doll updo upglam up
Broader
groomneaten
Also see
decoratedoll updo upglam upprettify

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretty up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretty%20up.

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