Denigrate
denigrate [ DEN-i-greyt ] | |
[ transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. to malign or defame someone; to criticize in a derogatory way 2. to belittle; to disregard the importance or value of someone or something 3. blacken; to make black | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
One should not denigrate the efforts of ordinary Indians and Pakistanis in bringing the two countries closer. |
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