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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
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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 of uglify

uglification, nounuglifier, noun
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