denigrates in English

verb
1
criticize unfairly; disparage.
there is a tendency to denigrate the poor
synonyms: disparage belittle deprecate decry cast aspersions on criticize attack speak ill of give someone a bad name defame slander libel run down abuse insult revile malign vilify slur badmouth dis pull to piecestalk smack
verb

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1. The latter are usually discriminated against by overt racist language which denigrates a person's colour and ethnic background.