- fancify
- fan·ci·fy
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fancify
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fancify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1823 to make ornate, elaborate, or fancy < a fancified hamburger > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fancify — /fan si fuy /, v.t., fancified, fancifying. to make fancy or fanciful; dress up; embellish. [1650 60; FANCY + FY] * * * … Universalium
fancify — fan•ci•fy [[t]ˈfæn sɪˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing cvb to make fancy or fanciful; dress up; embellish • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
fancify — verb make more beautiful • Syn: ↑beautify, ↑embellish, ↑prettify • Ant: ↑uglify (for: ↑beautify) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Charger — may refer to: NATO code name for the Tupolev Tu 144 supersonic transport Convair Charger prototype light attack and observation aircraft which competed unsuccessfully for role filled by OV 10 Charger (table setting), decorative plates used to… … Wikipedia
embroider — embroiderer, n. /em broy deuhr/, v.t. 1. to decorate with ornamental needlework. 2. to produce or form in needlework. 3. to adorn or embellish rhetorically, esp. with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the… … Universalium
dress up — verb 1. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (Freq. 5) She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera The young girls were all fancied up for the party • Syn: ↑overdress, ↑fig out, ↑fig up, ↑deck up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
slick up — verb 1. make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce up, ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑spiff up … Useful english dictionary
smarten up — verb 1. make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce up, ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑slick up, ↑spiff up … Useful english dictionary
smoothen — verb 1. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing smooth the surface of the wood • Syn: ↑smooth • Ant: ↑roughen (for: ↑smooth) • See Also: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
