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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Denigrate \Den"i*grate\, v. t. [L. denigrare; de- + nigrare to blacken, niger black.] 1. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. --Boyle. 2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.] To denigrate the memory of Voltaire. --Morley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: denigrate v 1: belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: {minimize}, {belittle}, {derogate}] 2: 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" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]
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