ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DENIGRATE
From Latin dēnigrāre to make very black, defame, from nigrāre to blacken, from niger black.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DENIGRATE
PRESENT
Present
I denigrate
you denigrate
he/she/it denigrates
we denigrate
you denigrate
they denigrate
Present continuous
I am denigrating
you are denigrating
he/she/it is denigrating
we are denigrating
you are denigrating
they are denigrating
Present perfect
I have denigrated
you have denigrated
he/she/it has denigrated
we have denigrated
you have denigrated
they have denigrated
Present perfect continuous
I have been denigrating
you have been denigrating
he/she/it has been denigrating
we have been denigrating
you have been denigrating
they have been denigrating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I denigrated
you denigrated
he/she/it denigrated
we denigrated
you denigrated
they denigrated
Past continuous
I was denigrating
you were denigrating
he/she/it was denigrating
we were denigrating
you were denigrating
they were denigrating
Past perfect
I had denigrated
you had denigrated
he/she/it had denigrated
we had denigrated
you had denigrated
they had denigrated
Past perfect continuous
I had been denigrating
you had been denigrating
he/she/it had been denigrating
we had been denigrating
you had been denigrating
they had been denigrating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will denigrate
you will denigrate
he/she/it will denigrate
we will denigrate
you will denigrate
they will denigrate
Future continuous
I will be denigrating
you will be denigrating
he/she/it will be denigrating
we will be denigrating
you will be denigrating
they will be denigrating
Future perfect
I will have denigrated
you will have denigrated
he/she/it will have denigrated
we will have denigrated
you will have denigrated
they will have denigrated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been denigrating
you will have been denigrating
he/she/it will have been denigrating
we will have been denigrating
you will have been denigrating
they will have been denigrating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would denigrate
you would denigrate
he/she/it would denigrate
we would denigrate
you would denigrate
they would denigrate
Conditional continuous
I would be denigrating
you would be denigrating
he/she/it would be denigrating
we would be denigrating
you would be denigrating
they would be denigrating
Conditional perfect
I would have denigrate
you would have denigrate
he/she/it would have denigrate
we would have denigrate
you would have denigrate
they would have denigrate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been denigrating
you would have been denigrating
he/she/it would have been denigrating
we would have been denigrating
you would have been denigrating
they would have been denigrating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you denigrate
we let´s denigrate
you denigrate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
denigrated
Present Participle
denigrating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «DENIGRATE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
denigrate.
Far be it from me to denigrate Senator McCain's advice on vice presidential nominees.
I guess I get bored easily, and thank God. I don't want to all my life pound only the same key, although some artists do it very effectively. I'm not trying to denigrate anybody.
To denigrate the union movement in this way is to denigrate the right and the ability of people who are not rich to organize and to accomplish things together.
Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them.
I'm not saying anything to denigrate 'Criminal Minds'; that's a great show. I just didn't appreciate it anymore. I appreciate those people, but I realized my heart wasn't in and I needed to go because plenty of people would rip their arm off to be on that show, so they should be.
We should never denigrate any other culture but rather help people to understand the relationship between their own culture and the dominant culture. When you understand another culture or language, it does not mean that you have to lose your own culture.
I have not intended to denigrate or hurt the beliefs of anyone through my art.
To me, the drive for monumentality is as inbred as the desire for food and sex, regardless of how we denigrate it. Monuments differ in different periods. Each age has its own.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.
I think that what I do, in terms of how I craft my words rhetorically, is fairly simple stuff. I don't mean that to denigrate myself. I mean that in the sense of, when I write, the person that I keep in mind is my mother-in-law.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DENIGRATE»
Discover the use of
denigrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
denigrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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VoLT - Vocabulary Learning Techniques Vol-I
DENIGRATE Usage: ' It would be very demeaning to many other talented
directors to rate them like that. DEMEANOUR [dih-mee-ner]: conduct, outward
behaviour or bearing Memory key: The word demeanour sounds like 'the manner'
.
2
Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on what it is ...
There is a second reason the cultural context in which animal language is used is
important: all uses of derogatory animal language function to denigrate, inferi-
orize, and reinforce the exploitation of nonhuman animals. As Joan Dunayer ...
3
SAT and ACT VOCABULARY BUILDING
DENIGRATE 2. The large statue that seemed tobe floating in midairwas hung
from wires that were invisible to the audience. 2. TENUOUS 3. Roman soldiers
contrasted the meager giving of Anthony with the (es) of Octavius, who shared
the ...
4
The Rationalizing Voter
1 - - O - - Denigrate Bolster Denigrate Bolster Denigrate Denigrate Incongruent
Congruent Incongruent Congruent Low Knowledge High Knowledge FIGURE 7.
5. Mean Number of Thoughts for Congruent and Incongruent Arguments ...
Milton Lodge, Charles S. Taber, 2013
5
Working Together in Vanuatu: Research Histories, ...
One of our most intriguing research findings is that ni-Vanuatu women
themselves do not denigrate paid domestic work. On the contrary, they value
washing, cleaning, and looking after other people's children. While expatriate
employers ...
John Taylor, Nick Thieberger, 2011
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Creating & Changing Your Life: Sicilian Mamma's Recipes For ...
Patriarchal cultures are governed by predominantly masculine value systems that
denigrate feminine values. Matriarchal cultures are governed by predominantly
feminine value systems and denigrate the masculine value system.
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The Holy Workshop of Virtue: The Life of John the Little
... “I spoke before the king and was not put to shame” [Ps 119:46], for if we honor
one person, everyone will honor us, but if we denigrate the one who is God,
everyone will denigrate us and we will go to destruction [Rev 17:8], for whoever
fears ...
Zacharias (of Sakha), Maged S. A. Mikhail, Tim Vivian, 2010
If we live in only one of these three worlds, we are sure to get bogged down,
because each one of these worlds is easy to either romanticize or denigrate. Our
task is to avoid doing either, while learning how to utilize each one of these three
...
9
The Politics of Gratitude: Scale, Place & Community in a ...
But seeking to eliminate bad traditions is quite different from attempting to ignore
or denigrate all tradition regardless of content. The former should be the task of
all conscientious individuals. The latter is a fool's errand rooted in a kind of hubris
...
Parents and schoolteachers frequently feel it is their responsibility and right to “
guide” children's viewing preferences—such guidance typically consists of an
attempt to impose adult cultural tastes upon children and to denigrate children's ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DENIGRATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
denigrate is used in the context of the following news items.
Report shows that Apple watch is crashing..
... FitBit models to compare against Apple Watch, reminiscent of the tactic IDC used to denigrate iPad sales in comparison with huge volumes of ... «Empire State Tribune, Jul 15»
Court rules against Redskins trademark registration
... trademark registration, as a federal judge ruled to cancel the NFL team's registration, stating that the logo might denigrate Native Americans. «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
Group: No Purple Hearts for Oklahoma City bombing victims
Ignoring those rules "would cheapen the intent and importance of the Purple Heart medal and denigrate its meaning for those who have ... «Military Times, Jul 15»
Hillary draws red line for reporters
Part of the purpose is to denigrate the stories for the news-consuming public. But the larger purpose is to make sure reporters stay away from ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
Kempes: Messi to be respected
"It is another thing to show complete lack of respect for someone when they have fallen to the ground and then step on them or denigrate them. «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
St. Stephen's supreme council backs Valson Thampu
Members expressed their concern about attempts to denigrate the institution in the eye of public through false propaganda.” Mr Thampu is at ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
As Trump Pivots to Common Core, the GOP Establishment Still …
In characterizing Trump and his comments about the Mexican immigrants, the idea that Trump was trying to denigrate an entire population or ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
Mnangagwa caused Moyo demotion
The vice president was angered by Moyo's continued use of the official media to denigrate him and his other political foes. Sources told The ... «The Zimbabwean, Jul 15»
Open source developers hostile to women, claims Docker DevOps guy
... coders and engineers using social media, blogs, and discussion boards to attack, denigrate, and sometimes threaten female developers. «Computing, Jul 15»
From the editor
Since the beginning of history, rape has been used as a tool of coercion and power, in war and peacetime, to denigrate and emotionally ... «what's up, Jul 15»
