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Definition of Denigrate
1. Verb. Cause to seem less serious; play down. "Don't belittle his influence"
Generic synonyms: Belittle, Disparage, Pick At
Specialized synonyms: Talk Down
Derivative terms: Denigration, Denigration, Denigrative, Derogation, Derogative, Derogatory, Minimization, Minimum
2. Verb. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Generic synonyms: Accuse, Charge
Specialized synonyms: Assassinate, Libel, Badmouth, Drag Through The Mud, Malign, Traduce
Derivative terms: Aspersion, Aspersion, Calumny, Calumny, Defamation, Defamation, Defamatory, Defamer, Denigration, Denigratory, Slander, Slander, Slanderer, Smear, Smirch
Definition of Denigrate
1. v. t. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.
Definition of Denigrate
1. Verb. (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage. ¹
3. Verb. (rare) To blacken. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Denigrate
1. [v -GRATED, -GRATING, -GRATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Denigrate
Literary usage of Denigrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genetic Information and Health Care: Hearing Before the Committee on Labor edited by James M. Jeffords (2001)
"So my concern is that its unpropitious use will denigrate the entire research.
... I think anything that would detract or denigrate from that ought to be ..."
2. Isaiah Berlin's Counter-Enlightenment by Joseph Mali, Robert Wokler (2003)
"The second reason for thinking Hamann, Herder, and Jacobi are irrationalist is
that they elevate the intuitive component of knowledge and denigrate its ..."
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