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Thesaurus: denigrate

To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.

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  1. v. t. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.
  2. v. t. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame.
  3. v. cause to seem less serious; play down
  4. v. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  5. v:100 v cause to seem less serious; play down v charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone