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uglify

verb

Definition of uglifynext
as in to disfigure

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uglify
  1. disfigure
  2. scar
  3. deface
  4. mar
Verb
  • First, the proposals to sell off the major competitions had to be withdrawn and secondly, assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again.
    — Rafael Nam, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Leprosy, which can be traced back at least 4,000 years, can be highly visible and disfiguring, with the primary symptoms including changes to the skin and nervous system that can take upward of 20 years to develop after exposure.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of disfigure
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  • The sky was blue, and, behind the house, the San Gabriels were golden in the summer sun, the burn scar barely visible.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs and leads to a reduced oxygen uptake.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Definition of scar
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  • Over the weekend, ShinyHunters boasted about hijacking and defacing CLOP’s site on the dark web with an image of a Pokémon.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • This is now the third attempt to deface this sacred memorial and turn it into a vanity project for one man’s ego.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of deface
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  • The episode was marred some by a glitch in the show’s voting system; viewers weren’t able to choose their favorites on the DWTS website and had to vote by text.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Another interesting option is Yetur Gross-Matos, whose recent stint with the 49ers was marred by a knee issue.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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“Uglify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uglify. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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