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Definition of denigrate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

denigrate

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verb
NAmE//ˈdɛnɪˌɡreɪt//
 
denigrate somebody/something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they denigrate
 
he / she / it denigrates
 
past simple denigrated
 
-ing form denigrating
 
 
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to criticize someone or something unfairly; to say someone or something does not have any value or is not important synonym belittle I didn't intend to denigrate her achievements.
denigration
 
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NAmE//ˌdɛnɪˈɡreɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable]See denigrate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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