den´i|gra´tor

den´i|gra´tor
den|i|grate «DEHN uh grayt», transitive verb, -grat|ed, -grat|ing.
1. to blacken the character or reputation of (a person, group, or organization); defame: »

To say that integration has failed is to ignore and denigrate the thousands of Southern citizens who…have faithfully tried to obey what they believed was the law of the land (Tom Wicker).

SYNONYM(S): sully, stain.
2. Rare. to blacken with dirt, smoke, or the like.
[< Latin dēnigrāre (with English -ate1) blacken thoroughly < dē- (intensive) + nigrāre blacken < niger, nigrī black]
den´i|gra´tor, noun.

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