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denigrate
Overview of verb denigrate
The verb denigrate has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate -- (cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence")
2. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch -- (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")
Antonyms of verb denigrate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb denigrate
2 senses of denigrate
Sense 1
minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
=> disparage, belittle, pick at
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
=> comment, notice, remark, point out
=> note, observe, mention, remark
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> charge, accuse
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb denigrate
2 senses of denigrate
Sense 1
minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
=> talk down
Sense 2
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> assassinate
=> libel
=> badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb denigrate
2 senses of denigrate
Sense 1
minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
=> disparage, belittle, pick at
Sense 2
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> charge, accuse
'Cause To' of verb denigrate
Derived Forms of verb denigrate
2 senses of denigrate
Sense 1
minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
RELATED TO>(adj) denigrative#1
=> calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous
RELATED TO>(noun) denigration#1
=> denigration, belittling
RELATED TO>(noun) denigration#3
=> deprecation, denigration
Sense 2
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
RELATED TO>(adj) denigratory#1
=> calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous
RELATED TO>(noun) denigration#2
=> aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration
Domain of verb denigrate
Domain Terms of verb denigrate
Familiarity of verb denigrate
denigrate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb denigrate
2 senses of denigrate
Sense 1
minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb denigrate
2 senses of denigrate
Sense 1
minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
> disparage, belittle, pick at
=> pan, tear apart, trash
=> discredit, disgrace
=> deprecate, depreciate, vilipend
=> minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
Sense 2
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
> charge, accuse
=> blame, fault
=> accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
=> defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> indict
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb denigrate
Sense 1
minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
=> disparage, belittle, pick at
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Sense 2
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> charge, accuse
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Grep of verb denigrate
denigrate
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