(每日一词）denigrate

Denigrate /ˈden.ə.ɡreɪt/ v. 贬低，诋毁

meaning: to say that someone or something is not good or important 

1) 前缀：de-加强语气

2) 词根：nigr-黑 (助记: Night, Nigeria, 冒犯黑人的词就不写啦）

3) 后缀：-ate 动词后缀 (accelerate, graduate) 

e.g. You shouldn’t denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you. 你不要只是因为信仰不同而贬低他人。