upięknić
//uˈpjɛŋk.ɲit͡ɕ//
Polishverb
Definitions
- 1.to beautify, to make pretty (to cause to be more pleasant to look at)
- 2.to beautify, to make pretty (to cause something to be considered more aesthetically valuable)
- 3.to gussy up (to make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to)
- 4.to beautify oneself, to make oneself pretty (to cause oneself to be more pleasant to look at)
- 5.to get beautified (to undergo beautification from external forces, e.g., a hairdresser)
- 6.to get beautified (to become more beautiful, e.g., of a city)
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- upiększyć
- wypięknić
- wypiększyć
- zaczarować
- upiększyć się
- wypiększyć się
- wypięknić się
Etymology
From u- + piękny + -ić. First attested in 1780. Compare Kashubian ùpiãknic and Silesian upiyknić.