<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of.</li><li>to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>minimize</li><li>depreciate</li><li>discredit</li><li>disparage</li><li>belittle</li></ul>