Definition of "prettify" [prettify]

• To make pretty or prettier, especially in a superficial or insubstantial way. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A strong argument even could be made that Krugman is wrong suggesting that the news media just wanted to "prettify" American history or that I was wrong in speculating that the distorted reporting on the Election 2000 recount was just a case of putting patriotism over professionalism."
• "It will spend £194,000 this year buying interesting new pieces for the government art collection, the better to prettify government offices."
• "According to the WSJ, banks didn't want to prettify their profits."