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Webster 1913 Edition

Denigrate

Den′i-grate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
denigrare
;
de-
+
nigrare
to blacken,
niger
black.]
1.
To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.
Boyle.
2.
Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame.
[R.]
To
denigrate
the memory of
Voltaire
.
Morley.

Webster 1828 Edition

Denigrate

DENIGRATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. Black.] To blacken; to make black.

Definition 2025

denigrate

denigrate

English

Verb

denigrate ‎(third-person singular simple present denigrates, present participle denigrating, simple past and past participle denigrated)

  1. (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
  2. (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
  3. (rare) To blacken.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

denigrate

  1. second-person plural present tense and imperative of denigrare

Anagrams

Etymology

From Latin dēnigrātus, the past participle of dēnigrāre ‎(“to blacken”), from dē + nigrare 'to blacken (from niger ‎(“black”))

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪt/

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