different between worsen vs uglify

English

Etymology

worse +? -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w??(r)s?n/

  Rhymes: -??(r)s?n

Verb

worsen (third-person singular simple present worsens, present participle worsening, simple past and past participle worsened)

1. (transitive) To make worse; to impair.

   The global warming has worsened the weather.

   • 1829, Robert Southey, Sir Thomas More; or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society

     It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened.

2. (intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.

   The weather has worsened.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.

Synonyms

• (to make worse): aggravate, exacerbate; See also Thesaurus:aggravate
• (to become worse): decline, deteriorate; See also Thesaurus:worsen
• (to get the better of): better, defeat, overpower

Antonyms

• improve
• ameliorate

Translations

Anagrams

• Rewson, owners, resown, rowens, snower, sworne

English

Etymology

From ugly +? -fy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???l?fa?/

Verb

uglify (third-person singular simple present uglifies, present participle uglifying, simple past and past participle uglified)

1. (transitive) To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of.
   • 1792, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 345:

     She uglifies every thing near her.

2. (intransitive) To become ugly.

Synonyms

• deface
• deform
• disfigure

Antonyms

• beautify

Derived terms

• uglification

Related terms

• vilify

Translations