uglify
verb/ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/
Etymology From ugly + -fy. Sense 3 by analogy with prettify.
1
To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of.
- She uglifies every thing near her.1792, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 345:
- These guys around that block had this thing about how I was uglifying the neighborhood.1999, Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn, Vintage, page 75:
2
To become ugly.
- Inevitably those bodies age and uglify under her influence, but if they are outstandingly beautiful at the outset, that process takes longer.1986, Piers Anthony, Golem in the Gears:
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Synonym of minify.
- Antonyms
- beautify
- Derived terms
- uglification, uglifier
- Related terms
- vilify