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Definitions for denigrate
ˈdɛn ɪˌgreɪtden·i·grate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogateverb

    cause to seem less serious; play down

    "Don't belittle his influence"

  2. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirchverb

    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

    "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

Wiktionary

  1. denigrateverb

    To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

  2. denigrateverb

    To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

  3. denigrateverb

    To blacken.

  4. Etymology: From denigratus, the past participle of denigrare, from de + nigrare 'to blacken (from niger)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To DENIGRATEverb

    To blacken; to make black.

    Etymology: denigro, Latin.

    By suffering some impression from fire, bodies are casually or artificially denigrated in their natural complexion: thus are charcoals made black by an infection of their own suffitus. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vi. c. 12.

    Hartshorn, and other white bodies, will be denigrated by heat; yet camphire would not at all lose its whiteness. Boyle.

ChatGPT

  1. denigrate

    Denigrate generally means to criticize or disparage someone or something unfairly or to defame someone's character. It involves presenting someone or something in a damaging, derogatory, or negative light, usually to diminish their credibility, reputation or importance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Denigrateverb

    to blacken thoroughly; to make very black

  2. Denigrateverb

    fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame

  3. Etymology: [L. denigrare; de- + nigrare to blacken, niger black.]

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  1. argentide

  2. dinergate

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of denigrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of denigrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of denigrate in a Sentence

  1. Dan Gainor:

    This is just the latest volley in Hollywood's war against faith, rather than simply deny the divine, ‘Angel From Hell’ seeks to denigrate it. They picked 'Glee' veteran Jane Lynch, who hates conservatives, to portray a disgustingly foul and perverted ‘angel.’.

  2. Josefina Vidal:

    This behavior favors those who in The US use this issue to attack and denigrate Cuba.

  3. Josefina Vidal:

    This behavior favors those who in the United States use this issue to attack and denigrate Cuba.

  4. Henry Miller:

    Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

  5. Mitch McConnell:

    Every day the President-elect and his team continue to denigrate the work of the intelligence community, to the detriment of the agencies' important work and the success of his own presidency.

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Translations for denigrate

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  • شوه سمعةArabic
  • очерням, почерням, омаловажавамBulgarian
  • znevažovat, pošpinitCzech
  • herabsetzen, anschwärzen, verunglimpfen, verleumdenGerman
  • denigrarSpanish
  • pimentää, mustamaalata, mustata, vähätelläFinnish
  • médire, noircir, déprécier, rabaisser, dénigrerFrench
  • dèan dìmeas airScottish Gaelic
  • սևացնելArmenian
  • sparlare, denigrare, diffamare, parlare male, criticareItalian
  • 侮辱Japanese
  • омаловажува, понижува, оцрнуваMacedonian
  • zwartmaken, kleineren, denigrerenDutch
  • oczerniać, umniejszać, pomniejszyć, uwłaczaćPolish
  • denegrirPortuguese
  • клеветать, наговаривать, очернять, чернитьRussian
  • ocrnitiSerbo-Croatian
  • racka ned på, svärta nerSwedish

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