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单词 derogate
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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 adv

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.

derogate


Past participle: derogated
Gerund: derogating
Imperative
derogate
derogate
Present
I derogate
you derogate
he/she/it derogates
we derogate
you derogate
they derogate
Preterite
I derogated
you derogated
he/she/it derogated
we derogated
you derogated
they derogated
Present Continuous
I am derogating
you are derogating
he/she/it is derogating
we are derogating
you are derogating
they are derogating
Present Perfect
I have derogated
you have derogated
he/she/it has derogated
we have derogated
you have derogated
they have derogated
Past Continuous
I was derogating
you were derogating
he/she/it was derogating
we were derogating
you were derogating
they were derogating
Past Perfect
I had derogated
you had derogated
he/she/it had derogated
we had derogated
you had derogated
they had derogated
Future
I will derogate
you will derogate
he/she/it will derogate
we will derogate
you will derogate
they will derogate
Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would derogate
you would derogate
he/she/it would derogate
we would derogate
you would derogate
they would derogate
Past Conditional
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
Thesaurus
Verb1.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

derogate

verbTo 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.
Translations
déroger
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derogate


derogate

to curtail the application of a law or regulation or a grant.

derogate


  • verb

Synonyms for derogate

verb to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant

Synonyms

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

Synonyms for derogate

verb cause to seem less serious

Synonyms

  • belittle
  • denigrate
  • minimize

Related Words

  • disparage
  • belittle
  • pick at
  • talk down
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