Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - denigrate
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(denigrates, denigrating, denigrated) If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them. The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion... VERB: V n • denigration ...the denigration of minorities in this country. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (-grated; -grating) Etymology: Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare, from de- + nigrare to blacken, from nigr-, niger black Date: 1526 1. to attack the reputation of ; defame ~ one's opponents 2. to deny the importance or validity of ; belittle ~ their achievements • denigration noun • denigrative adjective • denigrator noun • denigratory adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. defame or disparage the reputation of (a person); blacken. Derivatives denigration n. denigrator n. denigratory adj. Etymology: L denigrare (as DE-, nigrare f. niger black) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 15c., from L. denigratus, pp. of denigrare "to blacken, defame," from de- "completely" + nigr-, stem of niger "black," of unknown origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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