Hypertext Webster Gateway: "denigrate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Denigrate \Den"i*grate\, v. t. [L. denigrare; de- + nigrare to
blacken, niger black.]
1. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. --Boyle.
2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.]
To denigrate the memory of Voltaire. --Morley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
denigrate
v 1: belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: {minimize}, {belittle},
{derogate}]
2: 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" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse},
{calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]
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