uglify
/'ʌglifai/
Definition
- Verb:
- To make ugly: To cause something to become aesthetically unattractive or unpleasant in appearance.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The new construction will uglify the historic skyline.
- They used cheap materials that only served to uglify the building's facade.
Advanced Usage
- "to uglify oneself": To make oneself look unattractive, often intentionally or through neglect.
- She didn't want to go to the party, so she tried to uglify herself with an unflattering outfit.
- In computing/programming: To apply a process that makes source code or data harder to read for humans, often for the purpose of obfuscation or compression.
- The developer used a tool to uglify the JavaScript code before deploying it to the website.
Variants and Related Words
- Uglification (noun): The process or act of making something ugly.
- The uglification of the public park was met with community outrage.
- Uglifier (noun): A person or thing that makes something ugly. In computing, a specific tool that performs code uglification.
- This software is a popular JavaScript uglifier.
Synonyms
- Disfigure: To spoil the appearance of.
- Deface: To mar the surface or appearance of.
- Mar: To impair the appearance of; disfigure.
Antonyms
- Beautify: To make beautiful.
- Embellish: To make more attractive by adding decorative details.
- Adorn: To make more beautiful or attractive.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- To uglify beyond recognition: To make something so unattractive that its original form or beauty is completely lost.
- The haphazard renovations uglified the classic cottage beyond recognition.
Verb
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make ugly
