denigrate

Verb

cause to seem less serious; play down
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
To blacken.

Adj

Blackened.

Examples

You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin dēnigrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēnigrō (“to blacken”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē + nigrō (“to blacken”) (from niger (“black”)). Cognate with Middle English denigart(e) (“darkened, discolored”).

Synonyms

asperse, belittle, besmirch, calumniate, defame, derogate, minimize, slander, smear, smirch, sully

Scrabble Score: 11

denigrate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
denigrate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
denigrate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

denigrate: valid Words With Friends Word