Denigrate (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">denigrate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(maligning is a kind of denigrating)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for malign that I've seen before include "Evil - slander" , "Say unpleasant and untrue things about" , "Of ill intent" , "run down" , "Traduce" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">denigrate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for revile that I've seen before include "Upbraid, berate" , "Criticise in abusive language" , "Abuse verbally" , "Upbraid or abuse" , "Criticise - abuse" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">denigrate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for disparage that I've seen before include "Run down" , "Slight" , "I grasped a change to belittle" , "Belittled" , "Scorn" .)
(Other definitions for criticise that I've seen before include "knock" , "Find fault" , "Point out problems or mistakes" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">denigrate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for smear that I've seen before include "Dirty mark; aspersion" , "Bedaub with oily stuff - defame" , "Blur, smudge" , "Spread a greasy or sticky substance over something" , "Smother" .)
(Other definitions for abase that I've seen before include "Degrade (oneself)" , "Cast down" , "Humble (oneself)" , "Demean" , "Lower" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">denigrate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(traducing is a kind of denigrating)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for traduce that I've seen before include "Slander - misrepresent" , "Speak ill of" , "Defame, slander" , "Tell lies about (someone)" , "'Malign, badmouth (7)'" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">denigrate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for belittle that I've seen before include "Disparage - minimise" , "Sell short" , "abuse" , "Speak of as having limited worth" , "Scoff at" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">denigrate</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for run down that I've seen before include "Dilapidated - denigrate (3-4);" , "hit by a vehicle" , "Knock" , "Shabby - in poor health" , "slate" .)
(Other definitions for diss that I've seen before include "Be impolite" , "Algerian grass" , "Norfolk town" , "Eastern town" , "On the street, treat with contempt" .)