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to denigrate
01
to intentionally make harmful statements to damage a person or thing's worth or reputation
Transitive: to denigrate sb/sth
Examples
The tabloid newspaper consistently denigrated the celebrity, spreading false rumors to tarnish their reputation.
02
to disparage or belittle something by denying its importance, validity, or worth
Transitive: to denigrate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
denigrate
3rd person singular
denigrates
Present participle
denigrating
Past simple
denigrated
Past participle
denigrated
Examples
Some politicians have been known to denigrate scientific research findings that conflict with their agendas.
Lexical Tree
denigrating
denigration
denigrative
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