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How to pronounce “denigrate”
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Pronunciation guide for denigrate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of denigrate with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Consuming Instinct
Both men and women denigrate same-sex partners
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce denigrate
The Consuming Instinct

Both men and women denigrate same-sex partners
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “denigrate”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
- (rare) To blacken.
- [Adjective]
- (botany) Blackened.
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