Uglify
/ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of. transitive
"These guys around that block had this thing about how I was uglifying the neighborhood."
- 2 make ugly wordnet
- 3 To become ugly. intransitive
"Inevitably those bodies age and uglify under her influence, but if they are outstandingly beautiful at the outset, that process takes longer."
- 4 Synonym of minify.
Example
More examples"These guys around that block had this thing about how I was uglifying the neighborhood."
Etymology
From ugly + -fy. Sense 3 by analogy with prettify.