"deniggerize" meaning in English

See deniggerize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deniggerizes [present, singular, third-person], deniggerizing [participle, present], deniggerized [participle, past], deniggerized [past]
Etymology: From de- + niggerize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|niggerize}} de- + niggerize Head templates: {{en-verb}} deniggerize (third-person singular simple present deniggerizes, present participle deniggerizing, simple past and past participle deniggerized)
  1. (transitive, sometimes offensive) To raise (a black person, etc.) above the traditional negative racist stereotypes. Tags: offensive, sometimes, transitive Categories (topical): Racism
    Sense id: en-deniggerize-en-verb-KHsArQK8 Disambiguation of Racism: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (transitive, sometimes offensive) To free from black people or their influence. Tags: offensive, sometimes, transitive
    Sense id: en-deniggerize-en-verb-vYjDPz3k Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deniggerise Derived forms: deniggerization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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