den·i·grate (d n  -gr t )tr.v. den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing, den·i·grates 1. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame. 2. To disparage; belittle: The critics have denigrated our efforts. [Latin d  nigrre, dnigrt-, to blacken, defame : d-, de- + niger, nigr-, black; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots.]den i·gration n.den i·grator n. |
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| Adj. | 1. | denigrating - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" |
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