/ ˈprɪtifaɪ; NAmE / verb
( pret·ti·fies , pret·ti·fy·ing , pret·ti·fied , pret·ti·fied ) [ vn ] (usually disapproving ) to try to make sth pretty, often with the result that it looks worse or false
/ ˈprɪtifaɪ; NAmE / verb
( pret·ti·fies , pret·ti·fy·ing , pret·ti·fied , pret·ti·fied ) [ vn ] (usually disapproving ) to try to make sth pretty, often with the result that it looks worse or false
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005