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Uglify

//ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 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. 2
    make ugly wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    Synonym of minify.

Etymology

From ugly + -fy. Sense 3 by analogy with prettify.

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