fancify

verb

fan·​ci·​fy ˈfan(t)-sə-ˌfī 

fancified; fancifying

transitive verb

: to make ornate, elaborate, or fancy

a fancified hamburger

Synonyms

• adorn
• array
• beautify
• bedeck
• bedizen
• blazon
• caparison
• deck
• decorate
• do
• do up
• doll up
• drape
• dress
• embellish
• emblaze
• emboss
• enrich
• fancy up
• festoon
• garnish
• glitz (up)
• grace
• gussy up
• ornament
• pretty (up)
• trim

Examples of fancify in a Sentence

you could take a store-bought cake and fancify it so that it looks semi-homemade

Word History

Etymology

fancy entry 3 + -ify

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above