Word: denigrates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
ni
grates
Definition: Third-person singular of denigrate; charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Morphemes:
Affix: denigrate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē
Language: la
Decoded: de
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: from, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere sumere emere quaerere discere trahere etc., and their compounds.
Affix: nigrare
Language: la
Decoded: nigrare
Meaning: to blacken
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs