denigrate vs accuse

denigrate and accuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
denigrate	No	No	Yes	No
accuse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, accuse is a hypernym of denigrate; that is, accuse is a word with a broader meaning than denigrate:

denigrate: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
accuse: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

Other hypernyms of denigrate include charge.

denigrate (verb)	accuse (verb)
cause to seem less serious; play down	bring an accusation against; level a charge against
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against