denigrate in Russian
denigrate in Russian is клевета́ть, нагова́ривать, очерня́ть — denigrate means to criticize someone unfairly in a way that damages their reputation.
denigrate in Russian
клевета́ть
Pronounced: klevetat
(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
нагова́ривать
Pronounced: nagovarivat
(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
очерня́ть
Pronounced: ochernyat
(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
преуменьшать
Pronounced: preumenshat
(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
принижать
Pronounced: prinizhat
(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
умалять
Pronounced: umalyat
(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
черни́ть
Pronounced: chernit
(rare) To blacken.
What does "denigrate" mean?
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verb To criticize someone unfairly in a way that damages their reputation.
"What grand engines they were! Yet I have noticed a disposition on the part of quite a diversity of present-day commentators to denigrate those engines."
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verb To treat someone or something as if they have little or no value.
"You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with."
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denigrate in a sentence
- What grand engines they were! Yet I have noticed a disposition on the part of quite a diversity of present-day commentators to denigrate those engines.
- 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.
- You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with.
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What is "denigrate" in Russian?
"denigrate" in Russian is клевета́ть, нагова́ривать, очерня́ть. denigrate means: To criticize someone unfairly in a way that damages their reputation.
How do you pronounce клевета́ть?
"denigrate" in Russian is клевета́ть, pronounced "klevetat".
Are there other ways to say "denigrate" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 7 translations listed for "denigrate": клевета́ть, нагова́ривать, очерня́ть, преуменьшать, принижать, умалять.
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