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Feb 12, 2012
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den•i•grate



Pronunciation: (den'i-grāt"), [key]
—v.t., -grat•ed, -grat•ing.
1. to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
2. to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage: to denigrate someone's contributions to a project.
3. to make black; blacken: rain clouds denigrating the sky.

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