умаля́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• belittle verb To speak of someone or something as less important or impressive than it really is, often to show contempt.
• denigrate verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
• derogate verb To partially repeal (a law etc.).
• detract verb To take away; to withdraw or remove.

Senses

умаля́ть is used for these senses in English:

• belittle (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
• cut down (idiomatic, transitive) To insult, to belittle.
• denigrate (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
• derogate (transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle. [from 16th c.]
• detract (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.

denigrate — full definition

1. verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
2. verb To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

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