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denigrate

v.
US //ˈdɛnəˌɡɹeɪt// UK //dˈɛnɪɡɹˌeɪt// den·i·grate Archaic
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Derived from Latin dēnigrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēnigrō (“to blacken”) [see -ate (verb-forming suffix)], from dē- (“of; from”) + nigrō (“to blacken”) [from niger (“black”)]. Cognate with Middle English denigart(e) (“darkened, discolored”).

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