DENIGRATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • charge falsely or with malicious intent
    • attack the good name and reputation of someone
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The journalists have defamed me! The article in the paper sullied my reputation
    Hypernyms(s) denigrate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • belittle
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Don”t belittle his influence
    Hypernyms(s) denigrate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)