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denigrate

[ den-i-greyt ]

verb (used with object)

denigrated, denigrating.
  1. to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:

    to denigrate someone's character.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage:

    to denigrate someone's contributions to a project.

  3. Archaic. to make black; darken:

    rain clouds denigrating the sky.



denigrate

/ ˈɛɪˌɡɪ /

verb

  1. tr to belittle or disparage the character of; defame
  2. a rare word for blacken
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԾˈپDz, noun
  • ˈԾˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···پDz [den-i-, grey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ···پ adjective
  • ···ٴǰ noun
  • ···ٴ· [den, -i-gr, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
  • -···Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of denigrate1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ŧԾٳܲ (past participle of ŧԾ “to blacken”), equivalent to ŧ- de- + Ծ() “to make black” + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of denigrate1

C16: from Latin ŧԾ to make very black, defame, from Ծ to blacken, from niger black
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Synonym Study

See decry.
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