v. t. | 1. | To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. |
2. | Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. |
Verb | 1. | denigrate - belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" |
2. | denigrate - 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" |