Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to discredit
Participle: discredited
Gerund: discrediting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | discredit |
| you | discredit |
| he;she;it | discredits |
| we | discredit |
| you | discredit |
| they | discredit |
Perfect
| I | have discredited |
| you | have discredited |
| he;she;it | has discredited |
| we | have discredited |
| you | have discredited |
| they | have discredited |
Past
| I | discredited |
| you | discredited |
| he;she;it | discredited |
| we | discredited |
| you | discredited |
| they | discredited |
Pluperfect
| I | had discredited |
| you | had discredited |
| he;she;it | had discredited |
| we | had discredited |
| you | had discredited |
| they | had discredited |
Future
| I | will discredit |
| you | will discredit |
| he;she;it | will discredit |
| we | will discredit |
| you | will discredit |
| they | will discredit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have discredited |
| you | will have discredited |
| he;she;it | will have discredited |
| we | will have discredited |
| you | will have discredited |
| they | will have discredited |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | discredit |
| you | discredit |
| he;she;it | discredit |
| we | discredit |
| you | discredit |
| they | discredit |
Perfect
| I | have discredited |
| you | have discredited |
| he;she;it | have discredited |
| we | have discredited |
| you | have discredited |
| they | have discredited |
Imperfect
| I | discredited |
| you | discredited |
| he;she;it | discredited |
| we | discredited |
| you | discredited |
| they | discredited |
Pluperfect
| I | had discredited |
| you | had discredited |
| he;she;it | had discredited |
| we | had discredited |
| you | had discredited |
| they | had discredited |
Conditional
Present
| I | would discredit |
| you | would discredit |
| he;she;it | would discredit |
| we | would discredit |
| you | would discredit |
| they | would discredit |
Perfect
| I | would have discredited |
| you | would have discredited |
| he;she;it | would have discredited |
| we | would have discredited |
| you | would have discredited |
| they | would have discredited |
Imperative
| you | discredit |
| we | Let's discredit |
| you | discredit |
Verbs conjugated like 'discredit'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'discredit'
miscredit,
accredit,
credit,
deaccredit,
discede,
discept,
discomfit,
discradle,
discreate,
discrete,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to try to diminish the reputation of
- asperse, assassinate, backbite, badmouth, belibel, belittle, besmirch, blaze, blemish, blot, calumniate, calumny, cloud, cut down, defame, demonize, denigrate, derogate, detract, disgrace, disparage, diss, forgab, infamize, libel, monster, reproach, scandal, shit-talk, slander, speak ill of, talk shit, talk shite, talk trash, traduce, trash-talk, vilify, vilipend, vituperate
- jeopardize
- imperil, endanger, compromise, hazard, yield, risk, implicate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
3. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
4. Proto-Italic *dis-
5. Latin dis-
6. Old French des-bor.
7. ▲
8. Latin dis-bor.
9. Middle English dis-
10. English dis-
11. English credit
12. English discredit
13. From dis- + credit.
Verbs referencing "discredit"
Finnish with old forms
diskreditoida.
Sample Sentences
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The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
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The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.
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Many of our correspondents participated in the discussion, and the upshot was that the alleged record was discredited. [1944 July and August, Charles E. Lee, “The "City of Truro"”, in Railway Magazine, page 202:]