denigrate
[ den-i-greyt ]
/ ˈdɛn ɪˌgreɪt /
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verb (used with object), den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing.
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Origin of denigrate
synonym study for denigrate
1. See decry.
OTHER WORDS FROM denigrate
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Example sentences from the Web for denigrate
Even acclaimed TV journalists subject her to denigrating lines of questioning about her personal life.
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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
Derived forms of denigrate
denigration, noundenigrator, nounWord Origin for denigrate
C16: from Latin dēnigrāre to make very black, defame, from nigrāre to blacken, from niger black
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