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How to pronounce denigrate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smear, smirch, sully
Type of charge, accuse
Has types traduce, assassinate, badmouth, drag through the mud, libel, malign
Derivation denigration, denigratory
Type Words
Synonyms belittle, derogate, minimize
Type of belittle, disparage, pick at
Has types talk down
Derivation denigration, denigrative

Examples of denigrate

denigrate
They further denigrate themselves using tools such as name-calling and labeling.
From the kansas.com
Which is not to denigrate their efforts, and I should not have over-generalized.
From the economist.com
They exist to denigrate and despise humanity and spread fear and disinformation.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's only your opinion that requiring sources is being used to denigrate people.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I see no reason to denigrate Hastings by not listing it with the other campuses.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The purpose of Mr Abbott's trip was to denigrate the government's foreign policy.
From the canberratimes.com.au
I have never studied at the OU but note that i don't denigrate the OU in any way.
From the guardian.co.uk
Why is the Catholic church always singled out by those wishing to denigrate it.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Regardless, I don't think its cool to denigrate Justin Combs'clear achievement.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Minimize: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
  • Defame: 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"
  • (denigrating) calumniatory: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  • (denigration) a belittling comment
  • (denigration) aspersion: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  • (denigration) deprecation: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
  • To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame; To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage; To blacken
  • (denigration) The act of making black; a blackening or defamation; An unfair criticism
  • (denigration) spreading rumors about someone online; sending or posting harmful, untrue, or cruel gossip about a person that could damage his or her reputation or friendships.