/ Dictionary / Index P prettify: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pret•ti•fy Pronunciation: (prit'u-fī"), [key] — -fied, -fy•ing. to make pretty, esp. in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty. to minimize or gloss over (something unpleasant): to prettify his rude behavior. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: prettify (Thesaurus) pretrial pretty Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language