denigrate
verb/ˈdɛnɪɡreɪt/
Frequency rank: #18,804 most common English word
Meaning
to criticize unfairly or speak disparagingly about someone or something.
Example sentence
It is wrong to denigrate someone's culture just because it is different from your own.
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