uglify

verb

Definition of uglifynext
as in to disfigure

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  1. disfigure
  2. scar
  3. deface
  4. mar
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  • Helen’s famous face has been disfigured, presumably by her angry husband, Menelaus; the sorceress Circe uses her witchcraft in self-defense, seemingly as a result of traumatic encounters with men.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • Helen’s face is shown to be disfigured as well, due to supposedly an attack in the Trojan War.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of disfigure
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  • The incident would live on in the national consciousness and permanently scar Exxon’s reputation.
    — Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Instead of rigid probes that scar the brain, the porous, ultraflexible meshes were built to match the softness of cells and move with them.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of scar
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  • Following the silent protest, MLB warned players not to deface their uniforms.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • No patriots so defaced America as those who, in the name of Americanism, launched a witch hunt that became a byword around the world.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of deface
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  • To prevent a similar war from happening again, Menelaus scarred her face, permanently marring her famous beauty.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • In an address from the White House tonight, the president sought to reveal proof for his baseless assertions of a 2020 vote marred by fraud.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of mar
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