As verbs the difference between denigrate and asperse
is that denigrate is to criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame while asperse is to sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust).
denigrate
English
Verb
(denigrat)
To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
(rare) To blacken.
Derived terms
* denigration
* denigratory
asperse
English
Verb
(aspers)
To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust).
To falsely or maliciously charge another.
Synonyms
* See also
Quotations
* 2004': a hand in San Marco's font / '''aspersed him with foul canal water — Derek Walcott, ''The Prodigal, (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2004) page 102
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