DENIGRATES

Verb

denigrates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denigrate

Anagrams

• dinergates, giant reeds

Source: Wiktionary


DENIGRATE

Den"i*grate, v. t. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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