deni'gration
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denigrate (ˈdɛnɪˌɡreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to belittle or disparage the character of; defame |
| 2. | a rare word for blacken |
| [C16: from Latin dēnigrāre to make very black, defame, from nigrāre to blacken, from niger black] | |
| deni'gration | |
| —n | |
| 'denigrator | |
| —n | |
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