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den·i·grate  (dn-grt)
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 dnigrre, dnigrt-, to blacken, defame : d-, de- + niger, nigr-, black; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots.]
deni·gration n.
deni·grator n.
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Adj.1.denigrating - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous
harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
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