verb transitive

dē-nī^gro

2nd PP dē-nī^grāre · conj. 1st

to blacken utterly, dye; color very black

v. a., to blacken utterly, dye or color very black (very rare; in the Ciceron. per. not at all).

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Lit.: terram (amurca), Varr. R. R. 1, 55 fin.: lanam, Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 109: capillum, id. 23, 5, 53, § 99: faciem super carbones, Vulg. Thren. 4, 8.— *

to blacken; to asperse, defame figuratively

Trop.: honorem famamque alicujus, to blacken, i. e. to asperse, defame, Firm. 5, 10 fin.

Perseus ID: n13090 Key: denigro