uglify

[ uhg-luh-fahy ]

/ ˈʌg ləˌfaɪ /

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

to make ugly.

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Origin of uglify

First recorded in 1570–80; ugly + -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM uglify

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

Words nearby uglify

Ugarit, Ugaritic, UGC, ugh, Ugli, uglify, ugly, Ugly American, ugly as sin, ugly customer, ugly duckling

British Dictionary definitions for uglify

uglify

/ (ˈʌɡlɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to make or become ugly or more ugly

Derived forms of uglify

uglification, nounuglifier, noun

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