| 单词 | denigrate |
| 释义 | denigrate —denigration, n. —denigrative, adj. —denigrator, n. —denigratory /den"i greuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. /den"i grayt'/, v.t., denigrated, denigrating. 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. [1520-30; < L denigratus (ptp. of denigrare to blacken), equiv. to de- DE- + nigr(are) to make black + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. malign, besmirch, slander, traduce, disparage, vilify. See decry. |
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