uglify

[ uhg-luh-fahy ]

/ ˈʌg ləˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), ug·li·fied, ug·li·fy·ing.

to make ugly.

Nearby words

ugarit, ugaritic, ugc, ugh, ugli, uglify, ugly, ugly american, ugly as sin, ugly customer, ugly duckling

Origin of uglify

First recorded in 1570–80; ugly + -fy

Related forms

ug·li·fi·ca·tion, nounug·li·fi·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for uglify

uglify

/ (ˈʌɡlɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to make or become ugly or more ugly

Derived Forms

uglification, nounuglifier, noun

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