Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make ugly; disfigure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make ugly; disfigure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To disfigure; to make ugly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
ugly ; todestroy orworsen theappearance orattractiveness of. - verb intransitive To become ugly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make ugly
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Examples
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Yahoo really doesn't give you any means to "uglify" the avatars.
I Have an Avatar Tia Nevitt 2008
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"Other countries have no right to intervene," he said adding that some Western countries were trying hard to "uglify" China.
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I also give so much credit for actors who 'uglify' themselves for roles.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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But how do I uglify my girlfriend to keep other men from stealing her?
Deter Thieves By Uglifying Your Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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In Columbia, where the crime rate is much much higher than Brazil, people uglify everything.
Deter Thieves By Uglifying Your Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I always uglify my downhill skis and poles - prevents theft AND makes it easier to spot them on the rack at crowded resorts!
Deter Thieves By Uglifying Your Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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It is the designers and name brands which uglify women.
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In Columbia, where the crime rate is much much higher than Brazil, people uglify everything.
Deter Thieves By Uglifying Your Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I always uglify my downhill skis and poles - prevents theft AND makes it easier to spot them on the rack at crowded resorts!
Deter Thieves By Uglifying Your Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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But how do I uglify my girlfriend to keep other men from stealing her?
Deter Thieves By Uglifying Your Camera | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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