derogate

der·o·gate

 (dĕr′ə-gāt′)

v. der·o·gat·ed, der·o·gat·ing, der·o·gates

v.intr.

1. To take away; detract: an error that will derogate from your reputation.

2. To deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray: a clause allowing signers of the agreement to derogate from its principles during a state of emergency.

v.tr.

To disparage; belittle.

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[Middle English derogaten, from Latin dērogāre, dērogāt- : dē-, de- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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der′o·ga′tion n.

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derogate

vb

1. (foll by: from) to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract

2. (foll by: from) to deviate in standard or quality; degenerate

3. (tr) to cause to seem inferior, etc; disparage

4. (Law) (tr) to curtail the application of (a law or regulation)

adj

archaic debased or degraded

[C15: from Latin dērogāre to repeal some part of a law, modify it, from de- + rogāre to ask, propose a law]

ˈderogately adv

ˌderoˈgation n

derogative adj

deˈrogatively adv

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der•o•gate

(ˈdɛr əˌgeɪt)

v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. v.i.

1. to detract, as from authority or estimation (usu. fol. by from).

2. to stray in character or conduct; degenerate (usu. fol. by from).

v.t.

3. to disparage or belittle.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin dērogātus <dē- de- + rogāre to ask]

der`o•ga′tion, n.

de•rog•a•tive (dɪˈrɒg ə tɪv) adj.

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derogate

Past participle: derogated
Gerund: derogating

Imperative

derogate

derogate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

derogate - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence" belittle, denigrate, minimize disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" talk down - belittle through talk

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derogate

verb

To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:

belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down.

Idiom: make light of.

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Translations

déroger

derogate

[ˈderəgeɪt] VI to derogate from (= detract from) → quitar mérito or valor a; (= reduce) [+ authority] → menoscabar; (= deviate from) → desviarse de

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derogate

vi to derogate from something (form) → einer Sache (dat) → Abbruch tun

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