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title: beautify — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beautify» in the school dictionary: To beautify something is to make it more beautiful. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# beautify

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**Who acts:** volunteers, We, She, Toad, Murals, improvement · **What happens:** beautify, be, want, not be, effect · **To what, where:** something, park, classroom, streets, old box, Toad Hall

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«beautify» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [beautify in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beautify.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To beautify something is to make it more beautiful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beautify:m1:1
# text = To beautify something is to make it more beautiful.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	beautify	beautify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beautify** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | beautiful, make *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The volunteers beautified the park with flower beds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beautify:x1:1
# text = The volunteers beautified the park with flower beds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volunteers	volunteer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	beautified	beautify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beautify** | past | the volunteers | the park |  |  |  | with flower beds | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent park=Patient with bed=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We beautified the classroom with our paintings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beautify:x2:1
# text = We beautified the classroom with our paintings.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	beautified	beautify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beautify** | past | We | the classroom |  |  |  | with our paintings | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent classroom=Patient with painting=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The town plants tulips to beautify its streets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beautify:x3:1
# text = The town plants tulips to beautify its streets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	tulips	tulip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	beautify	beautify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beautify** | to-infinitive |  | its streets |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent street=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She beautified the old box with shells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beautify:x4:1
# text = She beautified the old box with shells.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	beautified	beautify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beautify** | past | She | the old box |  |  |  | with shells | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent box=Patient with shell=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Toad wanted to beautify Toad Hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beautify:x5:1
# text = Toad wanted to beautify Toad Hall.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	beautify	beautify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **beautify** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Toad *not said here* | Toad Hall |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hall=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Murals beautified the grey wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beautify:x6:1
# text = Murals beautified the grey wall.
1	Murals	mural	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	beautified	beautify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beautify** | past | Murals | the grey wall |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent wall=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The improvement is not due to the dress alone, but largely to the beautifying effects of the bath.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beautify:x7:1
# text = The improvement is not due to the dress alone, but largely to the beautifying effects of the bath.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	improvement	improvement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
5	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	largely	largely	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	beautifying	beautify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	effects	effect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the improvement |  |  |  |  | due the dress but the beautifying effects of the bath; alone *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **beautify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **effect** |  |  | the bath |  |  |  |  | nom effect «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

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