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denigratedenigrate /ˈdɛnɪˌgreɪt/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdenigrateOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin denigrare, from niger black VERB TABLEdenigrate |
Present | I, you, we, they | denigrate | | he, she, it | denigrates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | denigrated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have denigrated | | he, she, it | has denigrated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had denigrated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will denigrate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have denigrated |
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Present | I | am denigrating | | he, she, it | is denigrating | | you, we, they | are denigrating | Past | I, he, she, it | was denigrating | | you, we, they | were denigrating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been denigrating | | he, she, it | has been denigrating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been denigrating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be denigrating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been denigrating |
to do or say things to make someone or something seem less important or good: remarks that denigrate other races [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin denigrare, from niger black]—denigration /ˌdɛnɪˈgreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |