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| VERB | 1 | denigrate, minimize, belittle, derogate | Cause to seem less serious |
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| 2 | denigrate, defame, slander, smirch, asperse, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch | Charge falsely or with malicious intent |
| Sounds | deh'nahgrey.t |
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| Rhymes | abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt... |
| Meaning | Cause to seem less serious. Play down. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | minimize, belittle, derogate |
| Broader | disparage, belittle, pick at |
| Narrower | talk down |
| Adjectives | denigrative; denigrative |
| Nouns | denigration; denigration |
| Meaning | Charge falsely or with malicious intent. Attack the good name and reputation of someone. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | defame, slander, smirch, asperse, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch |
| Broader | charge, accuse |
| Narrower | assassinate; libel; badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud |
| Adjectives | denigratory; denigratory |
| Nouns | denigration |
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