What does denegrir in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word denegrir in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use denegrir in Portuguese.

The word denegrir in Portuguese means denigrate; blacken, denegrir, detrair, denegrir, denegrir, enegrecer, difamar, denegrir, denegrir, falar mal de, sujar, manchar, denegrir. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word denegrir

denigrate; blacken

denegrir

transitive verb (disparage, put down)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The newspaper article denigrated a man who was once highly respected in the community.

detrair, denegrir

transitive verb (disparage, denigrate [sb])

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

denegrir

transitive verb (figurative (tarnish, smear) (figurado: manchar, sujar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The scandal has besmirched the reputation of this previously highly respected man.

enegrecer, difamar, denegrir

transitive verb (figurative (bring into disrepute)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The incident blackened the player's reputation in the eyes of cricket fans.

denegrir

transitive verb (disparage, put down)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
After he received poor service, Greg denigrated the restaurant to all his friends.

falar mal de

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (disparage, speak ill of) (informal)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Você não devia falar mal dele desse jeito.
You shouldn't put him down like that.

sujar, manchar, denegrir

transitive verb (figurative (reputation: tarnish) (figurado: reputação)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela sente que o seu nome foi sujado pela história do jornal.
She feels her name has been defiled by the newspaper story.

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