denigrate
[ den-i-greyt ]
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verb (used with object),den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing.
Archaic. to make black; darken: rain clouds denigrating the sky.
Origin of denigrate
1synonym study For denigrate
1. See decry.
Other words for denigrate
Other words from denigrate
- den·i·gra·tion [den-i-grey-shuhn], /ˌdɛn ɪˈgreɪ ʃən/, noun
- den·i·gra·tive, adjective
- den·i·gra·tor, noun
- den·i·gra·to·ry [den-i-gruh-tawr-ee], /ˈdɛn ɪ grəˌtɔr i/, adjective
- self-den·i·grat·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for denigrate
denigrate
/ (ˈdɛnɪˌɡreɪt) /
verb
(tr) to belittle or disparage the character of; defame
a rare word for blacken
Origin of denigrate
1C16: from Latin dēnigrāre to make very black, defame, from nigrāre to blacken, from niger black
Derived forms of denigrate
- denigration, noun
- denigrator, noun
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