denigrate
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- IPA: /ˈdɛ.nɪ.gɹeɪt/
[edit] Etymology
From Latin dénigrātus, the past participle of dénigrāre (“‘to blacken’”) from dē + nigrare 'to blacken (< niger (“‘black’”))
[edit] Verb
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to denigrate (third-person singular simple present denigrates, present participle denigrating, simple past and past participle denigrated)
- (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
- (rare) To blacken.
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[edit] Translations
to criticise so as to besmirch
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to treat as worthless
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blacken
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
denigrate
