Word Knowledge: Denigrate Edition Vocrammar

To ignore or dismiss someone or something

To investigate or examine someone or something

To criticize or belittle someone or something

Which of the following sentences uses the word "denigrate" correctly?

The teacher's denigrate comments helped to boost the student's confidence.

The artist's use of color helped to denigrate the mood of the painting.

The company's new policy aims to denigrate the competition.

The politician's opponents tried to denigrate her reputation.

Which of the following words is a synonym for "denigrate"?

Which of the following sentences is an example of using "denigrate" to describe a negative action?

The company's new policy aims to denigrate the environment.

Which of the following sentences uses "denigrate" incorrectly?

What does the word "denigrate" mean?