uglify

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/

Verb

uglify (uglifies, present participle uglifying; past and past participle uglified)

1. (transitive) To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of.
   • 1792, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 345:

     She uglifies every thing near her.

2. (intransitive) To become ugly.

Synonyms

• deface
• deform
• disfigure

Antonyms

• beautify

Related terms

• vilify

Translations

• French: enlaidir
• German: verunstalten, hässlich machen, häßlich machen (obsolete spelling)
• Portuguese: enfear
• Spanish: afear

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