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 den·i·grate /ˈdɛnɪˌgret/
 (vt.)使變黑,玷汙,詆毀

 Den·i·grate v. t.
 1. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.
 2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.]
    To denigrate the memory of Voltaire.    --Morley.
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 denigrate
      v 1: belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: minimize, belittle,
            derogate]
      2: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good
         name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have
         defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my
         reputation" [syn: defame, slander, smirch, asperse,
          calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch]