Difference between Denigrate and Defame

DENIGRATE vs DEFAME: NOUN

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
To blacken.
Cause to seem less serious; play down
Belittle

To try to diminish the reputation of.
To publish a libel about.
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

To damage the reputation, character, or good name of (someone) by slander or libel. : malign.
To disgrace.
To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse.
To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.
To charge; to accuse.

Synonyms Calumniate, Slander, etc. See asperse.
To degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous.
To charge; accuse; especially, to accuse falsely.
To slander or calumniate, as by uttering or publishing maliciously something which tends to injure the reputation or interests of; speak evil of; dishonor by false reports.

Undermine, Discredit, Vilify, Disparage, Asperse, Calumniate, Smirch, Minimize, Derogate, Slander, Smear, Sully, Defame, Besmirch, Belittle

Belittle, Demean, Libel, Blacken, Vilify, Discredit, Malign, Calumniate, Asperse, Smirch, Sully, Smear, Slander, Besmirch, Denigrate

Diminish, Devalue, Blacken, Undermine, Discredit, Vilify, Disparage, Smirch, Minimize, Derogate, Slander, Smear, Sully, Besmirch, Belittle

Demonize, Disparage, Belittle, Demean, Libel, Blacken, Vilify, Discredit, Malign, Smirch, Sully, Smear, Slander, Besmirch, Denigrate

People with bad deeds have no character to assassinate or defame.
Did Oberlin College and Meredith Raimondo defame or libel the Gibsons?
WHICH MEANS TO DEFAME OR PUT A BLACK BLOT ON SOMEONE.
It doesn't matter if you praise me or defame.
SYN: Asperse, defame, calumniate, vilify, abuse, scandalize, traduce, belittle, blacken.
Posts that attempt to defame a person or organization.
Now is the right time to defame ExpressMedsCanada.
Point out errors, but never disparage or defame.
They extort, victimize, destroy, defame, and kill the.
Defame, traduce, thing of no consequence or importance.