denigrate
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den·i·grate
(dĕn′ĭ-grāt′)tr.v.den·i·grat·ed,den·i·grat·ing,den·i·grates
1. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame:"Speakers before the United States Chamber of Commerce rarely denigrate the businessman as an economic force"(John Kenneth Galbraith).
2. To disparage; belittle:The movie critics denigrated the director's latest film. See Synonyms at disparage.
[Latindēnigrāre, dēnigrāt-,to blacken, defame :dē-,de- +niger, nigr-,black; seenekw-t- inIndo-European roots.]
den′i·gra′tion n.
den′i·gra′tor n.
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denigrate
(ˈdɛnɪˌɡreɪt)vb
1. (tr) to belittle or disparage the character of; defame
2. a rare word forblacken
[C16: from Latindēnigrāre to make very black, defame, fromnigrāre to blacken, fromniger black]
ˌdeniˈgrationn
ˈdeniˌgratorn
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den•i•grate
(ˈdɛn ɪˌgreɪt)v.t.-grat•ed, -grat•ing.
1. to speak damagingly of; defame or disparage: to denigrate someone's character.
2. to make black; blacken.
[1520–30; < Latindēnigrātus, past participle ofdēnigrāre to blacken =dē-de- +nigrāre to make black, derivative ofniger black]
den`i•gra′tion,n.
den′i•gra`tive,adj.
den′i•gra`tor,n.
den′i•gra•to`ry (-grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)adj.
syn:Seedecry.
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denigrate
- From Latin de- and nigare, "blacken," it first meant "make black or dark in color," and came to mean "blacken the reputation of."See also related terms forreputation.
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denigrate
Past participle:denigrated
Gerund:denigrating
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I have denigrated |
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I was denigrating |
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I will denigrate |
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I will have denigrated |
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he/she/it will have denigrated |
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I will be denigrating |
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I have been denigrating |
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you have been denigrating |
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I will have been denigrating |
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you had been denigrating |
he/she/it had been denigrating |
we had been denigrating |
you had been denigrating |
they had been denigrating |
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I would denigrate |
you would denigrate |
he/she/it would denigrate |
we would denigrate |
you would denigrate |
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you would have denigrated |
he/she/it would have denigrated |
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you would have denigrated |
they would have denigrated |
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Verb | 1. | denigrate - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence" talk down - belittle through talk |
2. | denigrate - 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" accuse,charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character" libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" badmouth,drag through the mud,malign,traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" |
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denigrate
verbdisparage,run down,slag (off)(slang),knock(informal),rubbish(informal),blacken,malign,belittle,decry,revile,vilify,slander,defame,bad-mouth(slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.),besmirch,impugn,calumniate,asperseShe habitually denigrated her husband to other people.
approve,honour,praise,admire,acclaim,compliment,laud,extol,big up(slang, chiefly Caribbean),eulogize,take your hat off to
approve,honour,praise,admire,acclaim,compliment,laud,extol,big up(slang, chiefly Caribbean),eulogize,take your hat off to
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denigrate
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Translations
يُشَوِّهُ السُّمْعَه
očernitpomluvit
rakke ned påsværte til
haukkuamustamaalatamustatapimentäävähätellä
sverta mannorî
juodinimasmenkinimas
nomelnot
iftira etmekkötülemek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
denigrate
vt →verunglimpfen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
denigrate
(ˈdenigreit) verb to attack the reputationetc of.I'm not trying to denigrate her achievement. swartsmeer, beskinder يُشَوِّهُ السُّمْعَه омаловажавам denegrir očernit, pomluvitanschwärzen rakke ned på; sværte tilαμαυρώνω,κηλιδώνωdenigrar, difanar mustama لکه دار کردن؛ بدنام کردن mustamaalatadénigrer לְהַשמִיץ बदनाम करना ocrnjivati, opadati rágalmaz meremehkan, mencemarkan sverta mannorð (e-s)denigrare (評判など)を傷つける 중상하다 menkinti, juodinti nomelnot merendahkankleinerenrakke ned på,sverte بد نامول a denigraчернить očierniť očrniti nipodaštavati tala nedsättande om, racka ner på, förtala ใส่ร้ายป้ายสีkötülemek, iftira etmek 毀譽 чорнити, зводити наклеп بدنام کرنا gièm pha毁誉
ˌdeniˈgration noun swartsmeerdery, denigrering تَشْويه السُّمْعَه очерням denegrimento očernění, pomluvení die Verachtung nedrakning; tilsværtning αμαύρωση,κηλίδωσηdenigración mustamine روسیاهی؛ آبروریزی mustamaalausdénigrementהשמצה निन्दा ocrnjivanje, opadanje rágalmazás pencemaran mannorðsspjölldenigrazione (中傷 중상, 헐뜯음 menkinimas, juodinimas nomelnošana celaankleineringsverting,nedrakking مخ تورتيا، بى عزتى denigrare опорочение očierňovanie očrnitev nipodaštavanje nedsättande tal, förtal การใส่ร้ายป้ายสี kötüleme,iftira 毀譽 наклеп رسوائی sự gièm pha毁誉
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