Meaning & Definition of Denigrate in English
English⟶
Denigrate
/dɛnəgret/
verb
1. Cause to seem less serious
- Play down
- "Don't belittle his influence"
synonym:
- minimize,
- belittle,
- denigrate,
- 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"
synonym:
- defame,
- slander,
- smirch,
- asperse,
- denigrate,
- calumniate,
- smear,
- sully,
- besmirch