derogate
Meaning of derogate
verb
- detract from.
this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully
- deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behaviour).
one country has derogated from the Rome Convention
- disparage (someone or something).
it is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason
late Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’.
Information about derogate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of derogate is: derogates.
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Hyphenation of derogate
dero-gate
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- derogate is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
derogate synonyms
Meaning minimize:
Meaning reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of:
Meaning cause to seem less impressive or valuable:
Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Meaning make or become less; diminish:
Meaning less high in position:
Meaning disparage or belittle (something):
Meaning cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something):
Meaning degrade:
Meaning damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel:
Meaning depart from an established course:
Meaning (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction:
Meaning leave, especially in order to start a journey:
Meaning leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing:
Meaning change direction suddenly:
Meaning change or cause to change direction abruptly:
Meaning be carried slowly by a current of air or water:
Meaning move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place:
Meaning be unlike or dissimilar:
Meaning differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class:
Meaning make (someone or something) different; alter or modify:
Meaning regard or represent as being of little worth:
Meaning express disapproval of:
Meaning make (something) appear less important than it really is:
Meaning let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object):
Meaning publicly denounce:
Meaning harm the good reputation of:
Meaning reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance:
Meaning insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention:
Meaning indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way:
Meaning speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner:
Meaning use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse:
Meaning speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse:
Meaning take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force:
Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:
Meaning criticize severely:
Meaning strike hard and violently:
Meaning hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object:
Meaning cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire:
Meaning fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer:
Meaning criticize severely and reject as worthless:
Meaning criticize or reprimand severely:
Meaning cover (something, especially a roof) with slates:
Meaning strike repeatedly with the fists:
Meaning put (something) in a bag:
Meaning treat or regard with contempt:
Meaning blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language:
Meaning attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of:
derogate antonyms
Meaning make or become better:
Meaning become or make greater in size, amount, or degree:
Meaning express warm approval or admiration of:
Translation of derogate
- Spanish: calumniar, difamar, denigrar
- German: diffamieren, verleumden
- French: calomnier
- Italian: diffamare, denigrare, calunniare
Words that rhyme with derogate
gate, Agate, agate, divagate, ellagate, extravagate, gagate, indagate, jaspagate, pervagate, plagate, propagate, refragate, repropagate, runagate, seagate, suffragate, woodagate, Ludgate, Lydgate, endgate, floodgate, headgate, landgate, lidgate, Applegate, Cripplegate, ablegate, abnegate, aggregate, allegate, cattlegate, coaggregate, congregate, delegate, denegate, desegregate, disaggregate, disgregate, foregate, horsegate, legate, macroaggregate, naegate, negate, nondelegate, predelegate, prelegate, prolegate, reaggregate
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