The difference between Blacken and Denigrate

When used as verbs, blacken means to cause to be or become black, whereas denigrate means to criticise so as to besmirch.


check bellow for the other definitions of Blacken and Denigrate

  1. Blacken as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to be or become black.

  2. Blacken as a verb (intransitive):

    To become black.

    Examples:

    "The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in."

  3. Blacken as a verb:

    To make dirty.

  4. Blacken as a verb:

    To defame or sully.

    Examples:

    "Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men.'' — Napoleon Bonaparte"

  5. Blacken as a verb:

    To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.

  1. Denigrate as a verb (transitive):

    To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

  2. Denigrate as a verb (transitive):

    To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

    Examples:

    "You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with."

  3. Denigrate as a verb (rare):

    To blacken.