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den·i·grate    Audio Help   [den-i-greyt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -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.
[Origin: 1520–30; < L dénigrātus (ptp. of dénigrāre to blacken), equiv. to dé- de- + nigr(āre) to make black + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
den·i·gra·tion, noun
den·i·gra·tive, adjective
den·i·gra·tor, noun
den·i·gra·to·ry    Audio Help   [den-i-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective

—Synonyms 1. malign, besmirch, slander, traduce, disparage, vilify. See decry.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  belittle
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant.
Synonyms:  decry, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  blacken
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To contaminate the reputation of.
Synonyms:  befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, cloud, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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