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derogate
der·o·gate D0154000 (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. [Middle English derogaten, from Latin dērogāre, dērogāt- : dē-, de- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] der′o·ga′tion n.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 advder•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. derogate Past participle: derogated Gerund: derogating
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derogate | derogate |
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I derogate | you derogate | he/she/it derogates | we derogate | you derogate | they derogate |
Preterite |
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I derogated | you derogated | he/she/it derogated | we derogated | you derogated | they derogated |
Present Continuous |
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I am derogating | you are derogating | he/she/it is derogating | we are derogating | you are derogating | they are derogating |
Present Perfect |
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I have derogated | you have derogated | he/she/it has derogated | we have derogated | you have derogated | they have derogated |
Past Continuous |
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I was derogating | you were derogating | he/she/it was derogating | we were derogating | you were derogating | they were derogating |
Past Perfect |
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I had derogated | you had derogated | he/she/it had derogated | we had derogated | you had derogated | they had derogated |
Future |
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I will derogate | you will derogate | he/she/it will derogate | we will derogate | you will derogate | they will derogate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have derogated | you will have derogated | he/she/it will have derogated | we will have derogated | you will have derogated | they will have derogated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be derogating | you will be derogating | he/she/it will be derogating | we will be derogating | you will be derogating | they will be derogating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been derogating | you have been derogating | he/she/it has been derogating | we have been derogating | you have been derogating | they have been derogating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been derogating | you will have been derogating | he/she/it will have been derogating | we will have been derogating | you will have been derogating | they will have been derogating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been derogating | you had been derogating | he/she/it had been derogating | we had been derogating | you had been derogating | they had been derogating |
Conditional |
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I would derogate | you would derogate | he/she/it would derogate | we would derogate | you would derogate | they would derogate |
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I would have derogated | you would have derogated | he/she/it would have derogated | we would have derogated | you would have derogated | they would have derogated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | derogate - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"belittle, denigrate, minimizedisparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"talk down - belittle through talk |
derogateverbTo 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.TranslationsMedicalSeederogationderogate
derogate to curtail the application of a law or regulation or a grant.derogate
Synonyms for derogateverb to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportantSynonyms- belittle
- decry
- denigrate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- detract
- discount
- disparage
- downgrade
- minimize
- run down
- slight
- talk down
Synonyms for derogateverb cause to seem less seriousSynonyms- belittle
- denigrate
- minimize
Related Words- disparage
- belittle
- pick at
- talk down
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