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upiękniać

//uˈpjɛŋk.ɲat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to beautify, to make pretty (to cause to be more pleasant to look at)
  2. 2.
    to beautify, to make pretty (to cause something to be considered more aesthetically valuable)
  3. 3.
    to gussy up (to make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to)
  4. 4.
    to beautify oneself, to make oneself pretty (to cause oneself to be more pleasant to look at)
  5. 5.
    to get beautified (to undergo beautification from external forces, e.g., a hairdresser)
  6. 6.
    to get beautified (to become more beautiful, e.g., of a city)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

From upięknić + -ać. First attested in 1780. Compare Kashubian ùpiãkniac and Silesian upiykniać.

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