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- meaning - Confusion between disparage, belittle, denigrate, deprecate . . .
Confusion between disparage, belittle, denigrate, deprecate and depreciate Ask Question Asked 7 years, 3 months ago Modified 1 year, 9 months ago
- etymology - Is denigrate a racist word? - English Language Usage . . .
Unlike "denigrate" it is close enough to n***** that the average person would think it would be some racist term And if it is used towards a black person, with the full intention that it shouldn't be recognised and be taken as a racist term, with the predictable consequences, that is absolutely racist In a cowardly way
- etymology - Why did denigrate greatly increase in usage during the . . .
More recently, in the latter half of the 20th century, denigrate was still used to express a sort of disparagement but in the context of diplomacy and science (perhaps reflecting a more modern, secularized society)
- etymology - Is there anything wrong with the word “denigrate . . .
A few years ago there was a controversy over the word niggardly — a perfectly innocent word that unfortunately sounds like a racial slur Given that controversy, is it safe to use denigrate, whi
- single word requests - Term for how politicians denigrate their . . .
Term for how politicians denigrate their opponents to win the support of the populace Ask Question Asked 10 years, 6 months ago Modified 4 years, 6 months ago
- Can anyone provide a more detailed and or logical etymology of the word . . .
from which denigrate 1520s, "to sully or stain" (the reputation, character, etc ), from Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare "to blacken; to defame," from de- "completely"
- single word requests - Verb for making someone an enemy - English . . .
denigrate To make someone, or someone's achievements, seem worthless When "denigrate" was first used in English in the 16th century, it meant to cast aspersions on someone's character or reputation Eventually, it developed a second sense of "to make black" ("factory smoke denigrated the sky"), but this sense is somewhat rare in modern usage
- Why is there confusion between depreciated and deprecated?
Deprecated is normally used today for some feature of a computer language which is still supported, but no longer recommended It may not be supported at some time in the future, because it doesn't fit well with the way the language is being developed There's no substantive difference in meaning between deprecated and obsolete for that "no longer recommended" computer sense But obsolete is
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