"beautification" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: beautifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Attested since at least 1790, from beautify (“to make beautiful”) + -ification. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beautify|ification|gloss1=to make beautiful}} beautify (“to make beautiful”) + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} beautification (countable and uncountable, plural beautifications)
  1. Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Appearance Related terms: beautiful, beauty Translations (beautifying, making beautiful): تَجْمِيل (tajmīl) [masculine] (Arabic), embellissement [masculine] (French), Verschönerung [feminine] (German), Ausschmückung [feminine] (German), abbellimento [masculine] (Italian), embelezamento [masculine] (Portuguese), înfrumusețare [feminine] (Romanian), embellecimiento [masculine] (Spanish), güzelleştirme (Turkish), jönam (Volapük), jönükam (Volapük)

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