verb · transitive · rare

denigrate

den·i·grate

denigrate · denigrates · denigrated · denigrating

звинувачувати, винити, винуватити

клеветать, наговаривать, очернять, принижать

verunglimpfen, verleumden, in Verruf bringen, anschwärzen

To criticize so as to besmirchTo criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

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/ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/

» Some translate while others denigrate.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
anschwärzen, verleumden, verunglimpfen
клевета́тьklevetátʹ, нагова́риватьnagovárivatʹ, очерня́тьočernjátʹ
(transitive)To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with.
verleumden, verunglimpfen, herabsetzen
преуменьшатьpreumenʹšatʹ, умалятьumaljatʹ, принижатьprinižatʹ
(rare, transitive)To blacken.
anschwärzen
черни́тьčernítʹ

More definitions

cause to seem less serious; play down
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Examples

8 sentences

Some translate while others denigrate.
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They were denigrating the hijab.
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2ch, where there are many posts praising specific companies, or, conversely, denigrating their rivals.
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Tatoeba should not admit as collaborators those who only wish to denigrate its image and demean its activity.
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They denigrated Tom.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

to criticize so as to besmirch:

to treat as worthless:

to blacken:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to criticize so as to besmirch:

to treat as worthless:

Origin

Derived from Latin dēnigrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēnigrō (“to blacken”) [s

Derived from Latin dēnigrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēnigrō (“to blacken”) [see -ate (verb-forming suffix)], from dē- (“of; from”) + nigrō (“to blacken”) [from niger (“black”)]. Cognate with Middle English denigart(e) (“darkened, discolored”).

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Forms

denigrates, denigrating, denigrated, denigrated

Base form	denigrate · to denigrate
3rd person singular	denigrates
Present participle	denigrating
Past simple	denigrated
Past participle	denigrated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	denigrate
he, she, it	denigrates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

denigrated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have denigrated
he, she, it	has denigrated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will denigrate

Synonyms

101 synonyms

blameA2 blazeB2 blurB2 cloudA1 detractC2 dirtyA1 discreditB2 disgraceB2 disparageC2 foulB2 muddyB2 reproachC2 revileC2 scandalB2

Close in meaning

cause to seem less serious; play down:minimize belittle derogate
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone:defame slander smirch asperse calumniate smear sully besmirch

Word family

Deriveddenigrator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle