| benight | (verb) make darker and difficult to perceive by sight | Synonyms: bedim |
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| (verb) envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness | - |
| (verb) overtake with darkness or night | - |
| denigrate | (verb) cause to seem less serious; play down | Synonyms: belittle, derogate, minimize |
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| (verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smear, smirch, sully |
| knight | (verb) raise (someone) to knighthood | Synonyms: dub |
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| niggle | (verb) argue over petty things | Synonyms: bicker, brabble, pettifog, quibble, squabble |
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| (verb) worry unnecessarily or excessively | Synonyms: fret, fuss |
| snigger | (verb) laugh quietly | Synonyms: snicker |
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