denigrateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Derived from Latin dēnigrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēnigrō (“to blacken”) [see -ate (verb-forming suffix)], from dē- (“of; from”) + nigrō (“to blacken”) [from niger (“black”)]. Cognate with 中期英語 denigart(e) (“darkened, discolored”).

発音

• enPR: dĕn′ĭ-grāt
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/; (also Received Pronunciation) /ˈden.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈden.ɪ.ɡɹæɪ̯t/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈden.ə.ɡɹæɪ̯t/
• (Scotland) IPA: /ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹet/
• (India) IPA: /ˈɖɛ(ː)n.ɪ.ɡɾeːʈ/
• 韻: -ɛnɪɡreɪt
• ハイフネーション: den‧i‧grate

動詞

denigrate (third-person singular simple present denigrates, present participle denigrating, simple past and past participle denigrated) (transitive)

1. To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

   Synonyms: badmouth, besmirch, slander; see also Thesaurus:defame

   • 1963 January, “Beyond the Channel: U.S.S.R.”, in Modern Railways, page 62:

     Although in public Soviet officials tend to denigrate the French electric locomotives imported recently, there is little doubt that lessons learnt from these engines will be incorporated in new Russian designs.

2. To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

   Synonyms: banalize, deprecate, make light of; see also Thesaurus:trivialize

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

3. (literal, rare) To blacken.

   Synonyms: black, forswart, nigrify; see also Thesaurus:blacken

派生語

形容詞

denigrate (comparative more denigrate, superlative most denigrate)

1. (botany) Blackened.

参照

• “denigrate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading

• “denigrate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• gratineed, dinergate, tide range, antigreed, giant deer, giant reed, gratinéed

Participle

dēnigrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēnigrātus

動詞

dēnigrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēnigrō