/
ˈdɛnɪgreɪt/
v.
criticize unfairly; disparage.
Derivative
- denigration n.
- denigrator n.
- denigratory
/-ˈgreɪt(ə)ri/
adj.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘blacken, make dark’): from L. denigrat-, denigrare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + nigare (from niger ‘black’).
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