uglify

American  

[uhg-luh-fahy] / ˈʌg ləˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

uglified, uglifying

1. to make ugly.

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uglify British  

/ ˈʌɡlɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to make or become ugly or more ugly

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Other Word Forms

• uglification noun
• uglifier noun

Etymology

Origin of uglify

First recorded in 1570–80; ugly + -fy

Example Sentences

“I thought it was impossible to uglify Jude Law and illegal to make an un hot Captain Hook but Disney has proved me wrong yet again,” @neon_heartbeat tweeted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Also off-limits is wearing shorts, skirts or tight-fitting clothes: Julia and her friends uglify themselves.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2018

"My favorite occupation," he said, "is to make others famous, to uglify them, to enrich their ugliness."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Well then," the Gryphon went on, "if you don't know what to uglify is, you are a simpleton."

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

"Well then," the Gryphon went on, "if you don't know what to uglify is, you ARE a simpleton."

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert