uglify en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/
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Etymology
From ugly + -fy. Sense 3 by analogy with prettify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of.
She uglifies every thing near her.
1792, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 345:These guys around that block had this thing about how I was uglifying the neighborhood.
1999, Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn, Vintage, page 75:
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(intransitive) To become ugly.
Inevitably those bodies age and uglify under her influence, but if they are outstandingly beautiful at the outset, that process takes longer.
1986, Piers Anthony, Golem in the Gears:
- Synonym of minify.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uglifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| uglified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| uglified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| uglifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
pretty-print · prettify · beautify · beautify
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
deform · disfigure · deface · minify
Translations (24)
de verunstalten (to make ugly) · de häßlich machen (to make ugly) · io ledigar (to make ugly) · la dēformāre (to make ugly) · mk нагрдува (to make ugly) · eo malbeligi (to make ugly) · ca enlletgir (to make ugly) · pl oszpecać (to make ugly) · cy hagru (to make ugly) · it deformare (to make ugly) · ja 醜化する (to make ugly) · fr enlaidir (to make ugly) · pl oszpecić (to make ugly) · it imbruttire (to make ugly) · io ledeskar (to make ugly) · cmn 醜化 /丑化 (to make ugly) · de hässlich machen (to make ugly) · es afear (to make ugly) · bg загрозявам (to make ugly) · sv förfula (to make ugly) · pt enfear (to make ugly) · cy anharddu (to make ugly) · fi rumentaa (to make ugly) · ja 醜くする (to make ugly)