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   denigrate

   /ˈdɛnɪɡreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. criticize unfairly; disparage: "doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘blacken, make dark’): from Latin denigrat- ‘blackened’, from the verb denigrare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + nigrare (from niger ‘black’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. denigratory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • E

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   • N

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   • G

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