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单词 denigrative
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
den•i•grate /ˈdɛnɪˌgreɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [ + obj], -grat•ed, -grat•ing. 
  1. 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 © 2024
den•i•grate  (deni grāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -grat•ed, -grat•ing. 
  1. to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner;
    sully;
    defame:to denigrate someone's character.
  2. to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance;
    belittle;
    disparage:to denigrate someone's contributions to a project.
  3. 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•gration, n. 
deni•gra′tive, adj. 
deni•gra′tor, n. 
den•i•gra•to•ry  (deni 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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