How to pronounce “denigrate”
Say “denigrate” in 3 beats
denigrate
/ˈdɛnəˌɡɹeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɛnɪɡɹeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɛdɛstress
- nənə
- ɡɹeɪtɡɹeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɛnəˌɡɹeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɛnɪɡɹeɪt/
- Respelling
- DE-nuh-grayt
- Syllables
- 3 — DƐ-nə-ɡɹeɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DƐ-nə-ɡɹeɪt. “dɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɛnəˌɡɹeɪt/
/dɛnɪɡɹeɪt/
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What “denigrate” means
- verb
cause to seem less serious; play down
“Don't belittle his influence”
- verb
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
“The journalists have defamed me!”
Say it in a sentence
“There is no need to denigrate the work of volunteers.”“denigrate”, answered
How do you pronounce “denigrate”?
“denigrate” is pronounced /ˈdɛnəˌɡɹeɪt/ (DE-nuh-grayt) in American English and /dɛnɪɡɹeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɛ”. Build it as DƐ-nə-ɡɹeɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “denigrate” have?
3: dɛ · nə · ɡɹeɪt. The beat lands on the first, “dɛ”.
Is “denigrate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɛnəˌɡɹeɪt/ (DE-nuh-grayt); British English says /dɛnɪɡɹeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “denigrate” mean?
As a verb: cause to seem less serious; play down For example: “Don't belittle his influence” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “denigrate”?
Stress the first syllable: DƐ-nə-ɡɹeɪt. “dɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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