fancifies
Adds decorative flourishes
Fancifies is the third-person singular of fancify, meaning to make something fancier or more elaborate.
The word carries a slightly mocking tone, suggesting the effort is excessive or pretentious: She fancifies every dish with edible flowers and gold leaf.
The word is informal and uncommon.
Adds decorative elements
- bedecksAdorns with finery
- festoonsDecorative hanging chains
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- garnishesDecorative food additions
embellishes · trims · drapes · decks · gilds · bejewels · emblazons · arrays
Adds quality or worth
Makes more visually pleasing
- glamorizesMakes something seem appealing
- gussies upDecorates or embellishes elaborately
- spruces upImproves appearance of
- dolls upAdorns oneself elaborately
primps · polishes · refines · enhances · elevates · transforms · enlivens · brightens
Adds decorative elements
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
- exaggeratesOverstates for effect
- overembellishesAdorns to excess
- overdoesExceeds appropriate measure
overdecorates · embosses · filigrees · frills · curlicues · scrollwork · details · complicates
Makes purer or better
- polishesRubs until shiny
- elevatesRaises in position
- cultivatesNurtures toward growth
- urbanizesDevelops into city
modernizes · upscales · gentrifies · stylizes · streamlines
adorns
Adds decorative elements
- bedecksAdorns with finery
- festoonsDecorative hanging chains
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
garnishes · embellishes · trims · drapes · decks · gilds · bejewels · emblazons · arrays · graces
enriches
Adds quality or worth
- lavishesGives extravagantly, profusely
- upgradesImproved replacement versions
- upscalesIncreases in quality
plushes · velvets · gilds · brocades · satins · bejewels · marbleizes
prettifies
Makes more visually pleasing
- glamorizesMakes something seem appealing
- gussies upDecorates or embellishes elaborately
- spruces upImproves appearance of
dolls up · primps · polishes · refines · enhances · elevates · transforms · enlivens · brightens · refreshes
embellishes
Adds decorative elements
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
- exaggeratesOverstates for effect
- overembellishesAdorns to excess
overdoes · overdecorates · embosses · filigrees · frills · curlicues · scrollwork · details · complicates · ornaments
refines
Makes purer or better
- polishesRubs until shiny
- elevatesRaises in position
- cultivatesNurtures toward growth
urbanizes · modernizes · upscales · gentrifies · stylizes · streamlines
fancifiessimplifies
Makes less complex
strips down · declutters · streamlines · minimizes · reduces