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Definition of Fancify
1. Verb. Make more beautiful.
Exact synonyms: Beautify, Embellish, Prettify
Specialized synonyms: Groom, Neaten, Curry, Dress, Groom, Dress Up, Window-dress, Slick Up, Smarten Up, Spiff Up, Spruce, Spruce Up, Titivate, Tittivate, Polish, Shine, Smooth, Smoothen, Become, Suit
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Derivative terms: Beautification, Beauty
Antonyms: Uglify
Specialized synonyms: Groom, Neaten, Curry, Dress, Groom, Dress Up, Window-dress, Slick Up, Smarten Up, Spiff Up, Spruce, Spruce Up, Titivate, Tittivate, Polish, Shine, Smooth, Smoothen, Become, Suit
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Derivative terms: Beautification, Beauty
Antonyms: Uglify
Definition of Fancify
1. to make fancy [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] - See also: fancy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fancify
Literary usage of Fancify
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"... determination never to embellish or fancify such accounts, could believe in
the description I shall let off when we meet of dining at Emile ..."
2. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett: With Portraits by Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1899)
"He just now yonder in the copse has 'gone it' (tt'undo ) Because across his mind
there came a fancy ; • He'll wish to fancify, perhaps, ..."
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