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<blockquote data-quote="dilligaf" data-source="post: 1053025" data-attributes="member: 11476"><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">I am posting this in Lighten UPS for a reason. Maybe it's time for us to LIGHTEN UP. There has been a lot of denigration going on for quite some time. I guess it is a matter of 'Tis the Season'. I am googling (OMG I'm actually using google, like that's a bad thing) the word denigrate. I use google to support and add to, my position, to verify what I know denigrate to mean. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">The following is from Merriam - Webster:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">[h=2]den·i·grate[/h] <em>transitive verb</em> <span style="color: #717274">\<span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode'">ˈ</span>de-ni-<span style="font-family: 'lucida sans unicode'">ˌ</span>grāt\</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>den·i·grat·ed</strong><strong>den·i·grat·ing</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">[h=2]Definition of <em>DENIGRATE</em>[/h]<strong>1</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>:</strong> to attack the reputation of <strong>:</strong> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defame" target="_blank">defame</a> <<em>denigrate</em> one's opponents></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>2</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>:</strong> to deny the importance or validity of <strong>:</strong> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belittle" target="_blank">belittle</a> <<em>denigrate</em>their achievements></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #555555">— <strong>den·i·gra·tion</strong> <em>noun</em></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #555555">— <strong>den·i·gra·tive</strong> <em>adjective</em></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #555555">— <strong>den·i·gra·tor</strong> <em>noun</em></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #555555">— <strong>den·i·gra·to·ry</strong> <em>adjective</em></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #A1A3A6"><strong>[h=2]Examples of <em>DENIGRATE</em>[/h]</strong></span></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #A1A3A6"><strong>Her story <em>denigrates</em> him as a person and as a teacher.</strong></span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #A1A3A6"><strong>No one is trying to <em>denigrate</em> the importance of a good education. We all know that it is crucial for success.</strong></span></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #A1A3A6"><strong><em>denigrating</em> the talents and achievements of women</strong></span></span></span></li> </ul><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #A1A3A6"><strong></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">[h=2]Origin of <em>DENIGRATE</em>[/h]Latin <em>denigratus,</em> past participle of <em>denigrare,</em> from <em>de-</em> +<em>nigrare</em> to blacken, from <em>nigr-, niger</em> blackFirst Known Use: 1526</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B">[h=2]Related to <em>DENIGRATE</em>[/h]<strong>Synonyms:</strong> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad-mouth" target="_blank">bad-mouth</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belittle" target="_blank">belittle</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cry+down" target="_blank">cry down</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decry" target="_blank">decry</a>,<a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprecate" target="_blank">deprecate</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depreciate" target="_blank">depreciate</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derogate" target="_blank">derogate</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diminish" target="_blank">diminish</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dis" target="_blank">dis</a> (<em>also</em> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diss" target="_blank">diss</a>) [<em>slang</em>], <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discount" target="_blank">discount</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dismiss" target="_blank">dismiss</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disparage" target="_blank">disparage</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiss+off" target="_blank">kiss off</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimize" target="_blank">minimize</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play+down" target="_blank">play down</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poor-mouth" target="_blank">poor-mouth</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put+down" target="_blank">put down</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run+down" target="_blank">run down</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk+down" target="_blank">talk down</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash" target="_blank">trash</a>,<a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash-talk" target="_blank">trash-talk</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vilipend" target="_blank">vilipend</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write+off" target="_blank">write off</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><strong>Antonyms:</strong> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaim" target="_blank">acclaim</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applaud" target="_blank">applaud</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exalt" target="_blank">exalt</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extol" target="_blank">extol</a> (<em>also</em> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extoll" target="_blank">extoll</a>),<a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glorify" target="_blank">glorify</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laud" target="_blank">laud</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnify" target="_blank">magnify</a>, <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/praise" target="_blank">praise</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denigrate#" target="_blank">[+]more</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">This one is from Dictionary.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">[h=2]den·i·grate[/h] <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">[</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">den-i-greyt</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">]</span> Show IPA</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>verb (used with object), </em></strong></span><strong>den·i·grat·ed, </strong><strong>den·i·grat·ing.</strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><strong>1.</strong></span><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner;sully; defame: <span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><em>to denigrate someone's character.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><strong>2.</strong></span><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance;belittle; disparage: <span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><em>to denigrate someone's contributions to aproject.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><strong>3.</strong></span><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">to make black; blacken: <span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><em>rain clouds denigrating the sky.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><strong><em>Origin: </em></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">1520–30; < Latin <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><em>dēnigrātus </em></span> (past participle of <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><em>dēnigrāre </em></span> toblacken), equivalent to <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><em>dē- </em></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/de-" target="_blank">de-</a> + <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><em>nigr </em></span>( <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><em>āre </em></span>) to make black + <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><em>-ātus</em></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/-ate" target="_blank">-ate</a><u>[SUP]1[/SUP]</u></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>Related forms</em></strong></span><strong>den·i·gra·tion, </strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>noun</em></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><strong>den·i·gra·tive, </strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>adjective</em></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><strong>den·i·gra·tor, </strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>noun</em></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><strong>den·i·gra·to·ry </strong> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">[</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">den-i-gr<span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><em>uh</em></span>-tawr-ee</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">,</span> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">-tohr-ee</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">]</span> Show IPA,<span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>adjective</em></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><strong>self-den·i·grat·ing, </strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>adjective</em></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">EXPAND</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>Synonyms </em></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><strong>1. </strong> malign, besmirch, slander, traduce, disparage, vilify. See <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/decry" target="_blank">decry.</a></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">One might think that I am singling out one particular person and though this is directed to that person, it is not meant for that person alone. There are many people that denigrate others, myself included on occasion. We all have our niche's here. We all fill a need, either for ourselves or for someone else. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Feel free to post your word, and of course GOOGLE is absolutely necessary!! </span></span></span><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" /><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #7B7B7B"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dilligaf, post: 1053025, member: 11476"] [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]I am posting this in Lighten UPS for a reason. Maybe it's time for us to LIGHTEN UP. There has been a lot of denigration going on for quite some time. I guess it is a matter of 'Tis the Season'. I am googling (OMG I'm actually using google, like that's a bad thing) the word denigrate. I use google to support and add to, my position, to verify what I know denigrate to mean. The following is from Merriam - Webster: [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana][h=2]den·i·grate[/h] [I]transitive verb[/I] [COLOR=#717274]\[FONT=lucida sans unicode]ˈ[/FONT]de-ni-[FONT=lucida sans unicode]ˌ[/FONT]grāt\[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana][B]den·i·grat·ed[/B][B]den·i·grat·ing[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana] [h=2]Definition of [I]DENIGRATE[/I][/h][B]1[/B] [B]:[/B] to attack the reputation of [B]:[/B] [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defame"]defame[/URL] <[I]denigrate[/I] one's opponents> [B]2[/B] [B]:[/B] to deny the importance or validity of [B]:[/B] [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belittle"]belittle[/URL] <[I]denigrate[/I]their achievements> [COLOR=#555555]— [B]den·i·gra·tion[/B] [I]noun[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]— [B]den·i·gra·tive[/B] [I]adjective[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]— [B]den·i·gra·tor[/B] [I]noun[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]— [B]den·i·gra·to·ry[/B] [I]adjective[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=#A1A3A6][B][h=2]Examples of [I]DENIGRATE[/I][/h] [LIST] [*]Her story [I]denigrates[/I] him as a person and as a teacher. [*]No one is trying to [I]denigrate[/I] the importance of a good education. We all know that it is crucial for success. [*][I]denigrating[/I] the talents and achievements of women [/LIST] [/B][/COLOR] [h=2]Origin of [I]DENIGRATE[/I][/h]Latin [I]denigratus,[/I] past participle of [I]denigrare,[/I] from [I]de-[/I] +[I]nigrare[/I] to blacken, from [I]nigr-, niger[/I] blackFirst Known Use: 1526 [COLOR=#7B7B7B][h=2]Related to [I]DENIGRATE[/I][/h][B]Synonyms:[/B] [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad-mouth"]bad-mouth[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belittle"]belittle[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cry+down"]cry down[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decry"]decry[/URL],[URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprecate"]deprecate[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depreciate"]depreciate[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derogate"]derogate[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diminish"]diminish[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dis"]dis[/URL] ([I]also[/I] [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diss"]diss[/URL]) [[I]slang[/I]], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discount"]discount[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dismiss"]dismiss[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disparage"]disparage[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiss+off"]kiss off[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimize"]minimize[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play+down"]play down[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poor-mouth"]poor-mouth[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put+down"]put down[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run+down"]run down[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk+down"]talk down[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash"]trash[/URL],[URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash-talk"]trash-talk[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vilipend"]vilipend[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write+off"]write off[/URL] [B]Antonyms:[/B] [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclaim"]acclaim[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applaud"]applaud[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exalt"]exalt[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extol"]extol[/URL] ([I]also[/I] [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extoll"]extoll[/URL]),[URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glorify"]glorify[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laud"]laud[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnify"]magnify[/URL], [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/praise"]praise[/URL] [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denigrate#"][+]more[/URL] [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080] This one is from Dictionary.com [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana][h=2]den·i·grate[/h] [FONT=Verdana][[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]den-i-greyt[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]][/FONT] Show IPA[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana][FONT=Verdana][B][I]verb (used with object), [/I][/B][/FONT][B]den·i·grat·ed, [/B][B]den·i·grat·ing.[/B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#7B7B7B][B]1.[/B][/COLOR][FONT=verdana]to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner;sully; defame: [FONT=Georgia][I]to denigrate someone's character.[/I][/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#7B7B7B][B]2.[/B][/COLOR][FONT=verdana]to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance;belittle; disparage: [FONT=Georgia][I]to denigrate someone's contributions to aproject.[/I][/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#7B7B7B][B]3.[/B][/COLOR][FONT=verdana]to make black; blacken: [FONT=Georgia][I]rain clouds denigrating the sky.[/I][/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana][B][I]Origin: [/I][/B] 1520–30; < Latin [FONT=Arial Unicode MS][I]dēnigrātus [/I][/FONT] (past participle of [FONT=Arial Unicode MS][I]dēnigrāre [/I][/FONT] toblacken), equivalent to [FONT=Arial Unicode MS][I]dē- [/I][/FONT][URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/de-"]de-[/URL] + [FONT=Arial Unicode MS][I]nigr [/I][/FONT]( [FONT=Arial Unicode MS][I]āre [/I][/FONT]) to make black + [FONT=Arial Unicode MS][I]-ātus[/I][/FONT][URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/-ate"]-ate[/URL][U][SUP]1[/SUP][/U] [FONT=Verdana][B][I]Related forms[/I][/B][/FONT][B]den·i·gra·tion, [/B][FONT=Verdana][B][I]noun[/I][/B][/FONT] [B]den·i·gra·tive, [/B][FONT=Verdana][B][I]adjective[/I][/B][/FONT] [B]den·i·gra·tor, [/B][FONT=Verdana][B][I]noun[/I][/B][/FONT] [B]den·i·gra·to·ry [/B] [FONT=Verdana][[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]den-i-gr[FONT=Georgia][I]uh[/I][/FONT]-tawr-ee[/FONT][FONT=Verdana],[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]-tohr-ee[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]][/FONT] Show IPA,[FONT=Verdana][B][I]adjective[/I][/B][/FONT] [B]self-den·i·grat·ing, [/B][FONT=Verdana][B][I]adjective[/I][/B][/FONT] EXPAND [FONT=Verdana][B][I]Synonyms [/I][/B][/FONT] [B]1. [/B] malign, besmirch, slander, traduce, disparage, vilify. See [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/decry"]decry.[/URL] [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]One might think that I am singling out one particular person and though this is directed to that person, it is not meant for that person alone. There are many people that denigrate others, myself included on occasion. We all have our niche's here. We all fill a need, either for ourselves or for someone else. Feel free to post your word, and of course GOOGLE is absolutely necessary!! [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]:happy-very:[FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/COLOR] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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