denigrate - DEN-ih-GRATE - belittle, put down
Example: "At a recent Alice Neel's art exhibit, a historian claimed that her portrait paintings rose to fame only after she stopped denigrating herself and her art."
About Me
- Professor Joe Kirkish
- Houghton, Michigan
- Born May 23, 1925, in Houghton, Michigan, USA - retired, taught in Communication Skills at Michigan Tech University, Houghton,for 42 years. Still very active.
