denegrir

== Galician == === Alternative forms === denegrer === Etymology === Inherited from Latin dēnigrāre (“to blacken”). First attested in 1671. Compare English denigrate. === Verb === denegrir (third-person only, third-person singular present denigre, third-person singular preterite denegriu, past participle denegrido)denegrir (first-person singular present denigro, third-person singular present denigre, first-person singular preterite denegrim or denegri, past participle denegrido, reintegrationist norm) (pronominal) to blacken; to turn black or livid Denegriúselle a perna polo choque. ― His leg turned livid because of the clash. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “denegreçer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “denegrir”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “denegrir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “denegrir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “denegrir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “denegrir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === denigrir === Etymology === Inherited from Latin dēnigrāre (“to blacken”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -iʁ, (Brazil) -i, (Portugal) -iɾ Hyphenation: de‧ne‧grir === Verb === denegrir (first-person singular present denigro, third-person singular present denigre, first-person singular preterite denegri, past participle denegrido) (transitive) to denigrate (to criticize so as to besmirch) ==== Usage notes ==== In Brazil, some consider the term racist, arguing it associates the color black with a negative connotation and advising against using it. But others contest racist intent, saying the word's original definition (to blacken) evolved into the current meaning through an association with dark stains, not with skin color. ==== Conjugation ==== === References === === Further reading === “denegrir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “denegrir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026