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Uglify

Ug′li-fy

,
Verb.
T.
[
Ugly
+
-fy
.]
To disfigure; to make ugly.
[R.]
Mad. D’Arblay.

Definition 2024


uglify

uglify

English

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uglify (third-person singular simple present uglifies, present participle uglifying, simple past and past participle uglified)

  1. (transitive) To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of.
  2. (intransitive) To become ugly.
    • 1986, Piers Anthony, Golem in the Gears:
      Inevitably those bodies age and uglify under her influence, but if they are outstandingly beautiful at the outset, that process takes longer.

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