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      • It is characterized by a tendency to speak or write negatively, often with the intent to defame or devalue the person or thing in question. Denigrate can also mean to belittle or to undervalue something or someone.
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  2. to say that someone or something is not good or important: You shouldn't denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you. Synonym. defame formal. Compare. libel noun. slander verb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating as unimportant. blow something/someone off. brush someone/something aside. chopped liver. damn.

  3. The meaning of DENIGRATE is to attack the reputation of : defame. How to use denigrate in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. Denigrate definition: to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame. See examples of DENIGRATE used in a sentence.

  5. To sully or defame someones reputation, or to spread negative or hurtful information about a company or a situation, is to denigrate it. Your neighbors may denigrate your proposal for mandatory recycling in an attempt to stop your plan.

  6. Detailed meaning of denigrate. It is characterized by a tendency to speak or write negatively, often with the intent to defame or devalue the person or thing in question. Denigrate can also mean to belittle or to undervalue something or someone.

  7. 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.

  8. There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb denigrate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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