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Definition of “derogate”

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derogate

Definitions

verb

(intr) foll by from to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
(intr) foll by from to deviate in standard or quality; degenerate
(tr) to cause to seem inferior, etc; disparage
(tr) to curtail the application of (a law or regulation)

adjective

archaic debased or degraded

Alternative Forms

ˈderogately adverb ˌderoˈgation noun derogative (dɪˈrɒɡətɪv Pronunciation for derogative

Pronunciation for derogative

) adjective deˈrogatively adverb

Word Origin

C15: from Latin dērogāre to repeal some part of a law, modify it, from de- + rogāre to ask, propose a law

Synonyms

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= detract, compromise, diminish, run down, lessen, disparage, depreciate, cheapen, devaluate,

Usage examples

If the internal inquiries were to go ahead on May 1st, they would derogate from the tribunal as they would entail the pre-judging of issues.
Irish Times (2002)
In a public emergency, the Government may derogate from most articles in the ECHR without breaching the Human Rights Act.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
If reincarnationist models of thought about the afterlife do not derogate from the work of Christ, do they not derogate from His Person?
Arthur Berger & Joyce Berger, Reincarnation - Fact or Fable? (1991)

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