blacken, to defame
/cause to seem less serious
SYN - belittle, minimize
charge falsely or with malicious intent
asperse, calumniate, slander, smear
"In politics these attempts to denigrate your opponent was not uncommon."
"He would not put up with these constant attempts to denigrate his wife."
"Rather than denigrating his opponents achievements, he was a gracious competitor and lauded the accomplishments."
"After listening to him brag for hours, Jenny had enough and she began to denigrate his supposed success."
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