denigrates
- present tense form of denigrate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for the ASA said: "We've received a complaint about a Nationwide ad. The complainant argues that the ad is misleading around other banks closing branches, and discredits and denigrates its competitors."
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
“It denigrates the millions of victims of the Shoah in a despicable manner,” the council’s president, Josef Schuster, said, using the Hebrew name for the Holocaust.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
“I think anything that denigrates other people, I have to respectfully decline,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
It also means being aware of language that may seem neutral but subtly devalues or denigrates people.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2021
But he denigrates the state’s landmark California Environmental Quality Act by citing how it interferes with the addition of bike lanes on public roads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
