Sekirov Dictionary

denigrate

/ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/

verb 3
adjective 1
forms 5

verb3

•
To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- What grand engines they were! Yet I have noticed a disposition on the part of quite a diversity of present-day commentators to denigrate those engines. — 1960
•
To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
- You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with.
(rare) To blacken.

adjective1

Blackened.

forms

denigrated · denigrating · denigrates · more denigrate · most denigrate

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