| 单词 | denigrate |
| 释义 | denigrate[ den-i-greyt ] / ˈdɛn ɪˌgreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR denigrate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing.to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character. to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage: to denigrate someone's contributions to a project. to make black; blacken: rain clouds denigrating the sky. Origin of denigrate1520–30; <Latin dēnigrātus (past participle of dēnigrāre to blacken), equivalent to dē-de- + nigr(āre) to make black + -ātus-ate1 SYNONYMS FOR denigrate1 malign, besmirch, slander, traduce, disparage, vilify. SEE SYNONYMS FOR denigrate ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for denigrate1. See decry. OTHER WORDS FROM denigrateDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for denigratedenigrate / (ˈdɛnɪˌɡreɪt) / verb(tr) to belittle or disparage the character of; defame a rare word for blacken Derived forms of denigratedenigration, noundenigrator, nounWord Origin for denigrateC16: from Latin dēnigrāre to make very black, defame, from nigrāre to blacken, from niger black Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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