n. Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. the act of making something more beautiful.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of beautifying or rendering beautiful; decoration; adornment; embellishment.
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n. the act of making something more beautiful
Word Usage
"He was particularly concerned with the $200M going into South Lake Union, for what he called beautification projects, at the expense of other priorities; he advocated diverting South Lake Union dollars to neighborhood infrastructure."