derogate
verb /ˈderəɡeɪt/
/ˈderəɡeɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they derogate | /ˈderəɡeɪt/ /ˈderəɡeɪt/ |
he / she / it derogates | /ˈderəɡeɪts/ /ˈderəɡeɪts/ |
past simple derogated | /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ |
past participle derogated | /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ |
-ing form derogating | /ˈderəɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- derogate something to state that something or somebody is without worthWord Originlate Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’.