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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024den•i•grate /ˈdɛnɪˌgreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj], -grat•ed, -grat•ing. - to speak damagingly of; degrade the character of:to denigrate someone's character.
den•i•gra•tion /ˌdɛnɪˈgreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]the continual denigration of their political opponents. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024den•i•grate (den′i grāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -grat•ed, -grat•ing. - to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner;
sully; defame:to denigrate someone's character. - to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance;
belittle; disparage:to denigrate someone's contributions to a project. - to make black;
blacken:rain clouds denigrating the sky.
- Latin dēnigrātus (past participle of dēnigrāre to blacken), equivalent. to dē- de- + nigr(āre) to make black + -ātus -ate1
- 1520–30
den′i•gra′tion, n. den′i•gra′tive, adj. den′i•gra′tor, n. den•i•gra•to•ry (den′i grə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged malign, besmirch, slander, traduce, disparage, vilify. See decry.
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