Denigrated vs Denigrates - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between denigrated and denigrates

is that denigrated is past tense of denigrate while denigrates is third-person singular of denigrate.

(head)

(denigrate)

(denigrat)

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

To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

(rare) To blacken.

* denigration * denigratory

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(denigrate)