Denigrate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 污蔑, 诽谤
• ?1. to attack the reputation of ;defame ［denigrate one's opponents］
• ??2. to deny the importance or validity of ;belittle ［denigrate their achievements］

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-grated; -grating)

• Etymology: Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare, from de- + nigrare to blacken, from nigr-, niger black
• Date: 1526
• 1. to attack the reputation of ; defame <denigrate one's opponents>
• 2. to deny the importance or validity of ; belittle <denigrate their achievements>
• ? denigration noun
• ? denigrative adjective
• ? denigrator noun
• ? denigratory adjective

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