Degrade vs. Denigrate

Degradeverb

(transitive) To lower in value or social position.

Degradeverb

(intransitive) To reduce in quality or purity.

Degradeverb

To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

Degradeverb

To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer.

Degradeverb

To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man.

Degradeverb

To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

Degradeverb

To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera.

Degradeverb

reduce the level of land, as by erosion

Degradeverb

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally;

Degradeverb

lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

Denigrateverb

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

Denigrateverb

(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

Denigrateverb

(rare) To blacken.

Denigrateverb

To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.

Denigrateverb

Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame.

Denigrateverb

belittle;

Denigrateverb

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;