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   Der·o·gate

   /ˈderəˌɡāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. detract from: "this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully" Similar detract fromdevaluediminishreducelessenlowerdepreciatetake away fromdemeancheapendefameOpposite improveincrease
   • 2. deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behavior): "one country has derogated from the Rome Convention" Similar deviatedivergedeparttake awaydigressveerswervedriftstraydiffervarychangeconflict withbe incompatible with
   • 3. disparage (someone or something): "it is typical of Pirandello to derogate the powers of reason" Similar disparagedenigratebelittlediminishdeprecatedownplaydetract fromdeflatedecrydiscreditcast aspersions ondowngradeslightrun downcriticizedefamevilifyabuseinsultattackspeak ill ofspeak evil ofpour scorn oninformal:bad-mouthdo a hatchet job ontake to piecespull apartthrow mud atdrag through the mudhave a go athit out atlay intotear intoknockslampanbashhammerroastskewerbad-mouththrow brickbats atrubbishslag offmonsterslatepummeldump onbagarchaic:contemnrare:vituperateaspersevilipendOpposite praise

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. derogative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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