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Meaning of denigrate in English
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛnəˌɡreɪt/
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Verb
denigrate
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘blacken, make dark’): from Latin denigrat-‘blackened’, from the verb denigrare, from de-‘away, completely’ + nigrare (from niger‘black’)
Definitions
1.
belittle
Examples
« Don't belittle his influence »
2.
charge falsely or with malicious intent
Examples
« attack the good name and reputation of someone »
« The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation »