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Webster 1913 Edition
Denigrate
Den′i-grate
,Verb.
T.
[L.
denigrare
; de-
+ nigrare
to blacken, niger
black.] 1.
To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.
Boyle.
2.
Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame.
[R.]
To
denigrate
the memory of Voltaire
. Morley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Denigrate
DENIGRATE
,Verb.
T.