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Denigrate

Denigrate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Denigrate? [v] charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [v] belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Denigrate: asperse \| belittle \| besmirch \| calumniate \| defame \| derogate \| minimize \| slander \| smear \| smirch \| sully Related Terms \| Find terms related to Denigrate: asperse \| bedarken \| besmirch \| bespatter \| black \| blacken \| blackwash \| blot \| blotch \| call names \| calumniate \| charcoal \| cork \| darken \| defame \| defile \| deprecate \| depreciate \| despise \| dinge \| discommend \| disdain \| disparage \| dispraise \| disvalue \| ebonize \| engage in personalities \| heap dirt upon \| hold in contempt \| ink \| libel \| melanize \| muckrake \| murk \| nigrify \| oversmoke \| put down \| revile \| ridicule \| scandalize \| shade \| shadow \| slander \| smear \| smirch \| smoke \| smudge \| smut \| smutch \| soil \| soot \| stigmatize \| sully \| tarnish \| tear down \| throw mud at \| traduce \| vilify See Also \| accuse \| assassinate \| badmouth \| charge \| disparage \| drag through the mud \| libel \| malign \| pick at \| talk down \| traduce Denigrate In Webster's Dictionary \Den"i*grate\, v. t. [L. denigrare; de- + nigrare to blacken, niger black.] 1. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. --Boyle. 2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.] To denigrate the memory of Voltaire. --Morley.

Denigrate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Denigrate?

[v] charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
[v] belittle; "Don't belittle his influence"

Denigrate In Webster's Dictionary

\Den"i*grate\, v. t. [L. denigrare; de- + nigrare to
blacken, niger black.]
1. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. --Boyle.

2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.]

         To denigrate the memory of Voltaire.  --Morley.

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