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DENIGRATE
(verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
"The journalists have defamed me!", "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
synonyms : asperse , besmirch , calumniate , defame , slander , smear , smirch , sullybesmirching somebody's name is a very serious offense, morally and legally. -added by diviya_inlas
(verb) cause to seem less serious; play down
"Don't belittle his influence"
synonyms : belittle , derogate , minimize
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Mnemonics for denigrate
(Tag: Eng) focus on the 'nigrate' part of this word and relate it to 'nigger' (which means people who have black skin) no racism plz...
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-2 (Tag: English) READ DENIGRATE AS DEGRADE...WHICH MEANS TO DEFAME OR PUT A BLACK BLOT ON SOMEONE.
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-2 (Tag: ) DENIGRATE=DENY+GREAT.so if yu deny someone is great ,it means you BELITTLE him
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