英语词汇“derogate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

derogatederogate /ˈdɛrəˌgeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYderogate

Origin: 1400-1500 Late Latin derogare, from Latin rogare to ask, make a proposal for (a law)

VERB TABLE

derogate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	derogate
	he, she, it	derogates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	derogated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have derogated
	he, she, it	has derogated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had derogated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will derogate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have derogated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am derogating
	he, she, it	is derogating
	you, we, they	are derogating
Past	I, he, she, it	was derogating
	you, we, they	were derogating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been derogating
	he, she, it	has been derogating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been derogating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be derogating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been derogating

to make something seem less important or less goodderogate from something phrasal verb formal to change from an expected or planned idea, action, or type of behavior