Word: denigrate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: den
i
grate
Definition: To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
Morphemes:
Affix: denigrate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
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