derogate

[US]/ˈderəɡeɪt/
[UK]/ˈderəɡeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. detract from; diminish
vt. damage; belittle; slander
Word Forms
Present Participlederogating
Past Tensederogated
Third Person Singularderogates
Past Participlederogated
Pluralderogates

Phrases & Collocations

derogate from

Example Sentences

it is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason.

People often derogate what they don't understand.

an error that will derogate from your reputation.

Such conduct will derogate from your reputation.

this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully.

one country has derogated from the Rome Convention.

Real-world Examples

You desecrated your faith and derogated the reputation of our army.

Source: Pan Pan

A man with such a nature as yours should not derogate so far.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

He was conscious that publicly to break through the rule never to quit the Abbey precincts, would derogate much from his supposed austerity.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

I own, sir, that by that action she did as much as anybody could to derogate from her position; but to me she is still a Pendragon.

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

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