- to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage: to denigrate someone's contributions to a project.
- to make black; darken: rain clouds denigrating the sky.
- to belittle or disparage the character of; defame
- a rare word for blacken
