uglify

Etymology

From ugly + -fy. Sense 3 by analogy with prettify.

verb

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (intransitive) 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) Synonym of minify

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