English → Latin
“denigrate” in Latin
dēnigrōto blacken (to cause to be or become black); to blacken (to defame or sully)īnfuscōto darken or obscure; to sully, stain or tarnish
The English word denigrate itself goes back to Latin niger, through dēnigrātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
denigrate
denigrare (to make black; Varr. Plin.): infuscare (to make blackish) Vid: BLACKEN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for denigrate?
- The usual Latin words for “denigrate” are dēnigrō, īnfuscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.