denigrate vs belittle

denigrate and belittle both are verbs.

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

As verbs, denigrate and belittle are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of denigrate include derogate, minimize.

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

Other hypernyms of denigrate include disparage, pick at.

denigrate (verb)	belittle (verb)
cause to seem less serious; play down	lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	express a negative opinion of
	cause to seem less serious; play down