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Definition of: denigrate
(den′ə·grāt) v.t. ·grat·ed, ·grat·ing
1. To make black; blacken.
2. To slander. [<L denigratus, pp. of denigrare <de- completely + nigrare blacken <niger black]
—den′i·gra′tion noun
—den′i·gra′tor noun
—den·i·gra·to·ry (den′ə·grə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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