uglify


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ug·li·fy

 (ŭg′lə-fī′)
tr.v. ug·li·fied, ug·li·fy·ing, ug·li·fies
To make ugly; disfigure.

ug′li·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
ug′li·fi′er n.
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uglify

(ˈʌɡlɪˌfaɪ)
vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
to make or become ugly or more ugly
ˌuglifiˈcation n
ˈugliˌfier n
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ug•li•fy

(ˈʌg ləˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
to make ugly.
[1570–80]
ug`li•fi•ca′tion, n.
ug′li•fi`er, n.
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uglify


Past participle: uglified
Gerund: uglifying

Imperative
uglify
uglify
Present
I uglify
you uglify
he/she/it uglifies
we uglify
you uglify
they uglify
Preterite
I uglified
you uglified
he/she/it uglified
we uglified
you uglified
they uglified
Present Continuous
I am uglifying
you are uglifying
he/she/it is uglifying
we are uglifying
you are uglifying
they are uglifying
Present Perfect
I have uglified
you have uglified
he/she/it has uglified
we have uglified
you have uglified
they have uglified
Past Continuous
I was uglifying
you were uglifying
he/she/it was uglifying
we were uglifying
you were uglifying
they were uglifying
Past Perfect
I had uglified
you had uglified
he/she/it had uglified
we had uglified
you had uglified
they had uglified
Future
I will uglify
you will uglify
he/she/it will uglify
we will uglify
you will uglify
they will uglify
Future Perfect
I will have uglified
you will have uglified
he/she/it will have uglified
we will have uglified
you will have uglified
they will have uglified
Future Continuous
I will be uglifying
you will be uglifying
he/she/it will be uglifying
we will be uglifying
you will be uglifying
they will be uglifying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been uglifying
you have been uglifying
he/she/it has been uglifying
we have been uglifying
you have been uglifying
they have been uglifying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been uglifying
you will have been uglifying
he/she/it will have been uglifying
we will have been uglifying
you will have been uglifying
they will have been uglifying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been uglifying
you had been uglifying
he/she/it had been uglifying
we had been uglifying
you had been uglifying
they had been uglifying
Conditional
I would uglify
you would uglify
he/she/it would uglify
we would uglify
you would uglify
they would uglify
Past Conditional
I would have uglified
you would have uglified
he/she/it would have uglified
we would have uglified
you would have uglified
they would have uglified
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.uglify - make uglyuglify - make ugly        
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful
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Translations

uglify

[ˈʌglɪfaɪ] VTafear
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