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    denigrate
    /ˈdɛnɪɡreɪt/

    verb

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

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDENIGRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DENIGRATE definition: 1. to say that someone or something is not good or important: 2. to say that someone or something…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › denigrateDenigrate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to attack the reputation of : defame. denigrate one's opponents. 2. : to deny the importance or validity of : belittle. denigrate their achievements. denigration. ˌde-ni-ˈgrā-shən. noun. denigrative. ˈde-ni-ˌgrā-tiv. adjective. denigrator. ˈde-ni-ˌgrā-tər. noun. denigratory. ˈde-ni-grə-ˌtȯr-ē.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › denigrateDenigrate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To sully or defame someone’s 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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › denigrateDENIGRATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › denigrateDenigrate - definition of denigrate by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdenigrate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    denigrate somebody/something to criticize somebody/something unfairly; to say somebody/something does not have any value or is not important synonym belittle. I didn't intend to denigrate her achievements.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdenigrate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    to criticize someone or something unfairly; to say someone or something does not have any value or is not important synonym belittle I didn't intend to denigrate her achievements. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDENIGRATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DENIGRATE definition: to criticize and not show much respect for someone or something. Learn more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDENIGRATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them. They denigrated his work, questioning whether it did anything to confront the problems. [ VERB noun ]

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › denigratedenigrate | meaning of denigrate in Longman Dictionary of...

    denigrate meaning, definition, what is denigrate: to say things to make someone or somethi...: Learn more.