2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.] To denigrate the memory of Voltaire. Morley.
DENIGRATION
Den`i*gra"tion, n. Etym: [L. denigratio.]
1. The act of making black. Boyle.
2. Fig.: A blackening; defamation. The vigorous denigration of science. Morley.
DENIGRATOR
Den"i*gra`tor, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, blackens.
DENIM
Den"im, n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin.]
Defn: A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls, etc.
DENITRATION
Den`i*tra"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. de- + nitrate.]
Defn: A disengaging, or removal, of nitric acid.