derogate

derogate
v
1. discredit, disfavor, make disreputable, injure or impair the credit or reputation of; censure, reproach, inveigh against; reduce, lower, degrade, downgrade, debase, abase, vitiate; shame, disgrace, dishonor; humiliate, humble, mortify, Sl. put down.
2. belittle, disparage, demean, deprecate, deflate, detract, decry, Inf. talk down; devaluate, depreciate, cheapen, lessen, decrease, diminish, bate, abate, attenuate, boil down, shrivel, wither, mitigate; minimize, slight, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, beggar, extenuate, underreckon, misprize, think nothing of, set no store by, fail to count on; deem-phasize, underplay, make light of, Inf. play down; lampoon, pasquinade, caricature, satirize; ridicule, mock, poke fun at, laugh at, sneer at, jeer at, jibe at; disdain, deride, contemn, scoff, spurn, scorn, pooh-pooh.
3. defame, denigrate, vilify, vituperate, vilipend, scandalize, malign, gibbet, run down, impugn, berate, revile, Inf. knock, Inf. rap, speak ill of, speak evil of, Sl. badmouth, Sl. poor mouth, backbite; slander, libel, calumniate, traduce, falsify, accuse falsely, impute, asperse, insinuate; injure, abuse, insult, attack, assail, stab, Sl. dump on, Sl. trash; criticize, pull to pieces, cut up, shred, Sl. do a number on, Sl. do a hatchet job on.
4.{ail of oneself) degenerate, deteriorate, decline, sink, worsen, retrogress, retrograde, run to seed, go to pot, go bad, lapse, fail, crumble, disintegrate; deprave, defile, corrupt, pervert.
5. grovel, crawl, creep, slither, worm, wallow; lie prone, stoop, bow, crouch, slouch; cringe, cower, quake, shake, tremble; be servile, behave abjectly, lick [s.o.'s] feet or boots; (all of oneself) degrade, abase, prostrate.

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  • Derogate — Der o*gate, v. i. 1. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; usually with from. [1913 Webster] If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great. Hooker. [1913 Webster] It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Derogate — Der o*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Derogating}.] [L. derogatus, p. p. of derogare to derogate; de + rogare to ask, to ask the people about a law. See {Rogation}.] 1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • derogate — ► VERB formal 1) (derogate from) detract from. 2) (derogate from) deviate from. 3) disparage. DERIVATIVES derogation noun. ORIGIN Latin derogare abrogate …   English terms dictionary

  • Derogate — Der o*gate, n. [L. derogatus, p. p.] Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • derogate — I verb abase, asperse, be derogatory, belittle, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, blot, brand, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, calumniate, cast a slur upon, cast aspersions, debase, decry, defame, demean, demote,… …   Law dictionary

  • derogate — early 15c., from L. derogatus, pp. of derogare diminish (see DEROGATORY (Cf. derogatory)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • derogate — disparage, detract, belittle, minimize, depreciate, *decry Analogous words: reduce, lessen, *decrease, diminish Contrasted words: enhance, heighten, *intensify …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • derogate — [der′ə gāt΄] vt. derogated, derogating [ME derogaten < L derogatus, pp. of derogare, to repeal part of (a law), detract from < de , from + rogare, to ask: see ROGATION] 1. Archaic to take (a part or quality) away from something so as to… …   English World dictionary

  • derogate — UK [ˈderəɡeɪt] / US [ˈderəˌɡeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms derogate : present tense I/you/we/they derogate he/she/it derogates present participle derogating past tense derogated past participle derogated formal 1) to say unpleasant things… …   English dictionary

  • derogate — /ˈdɛrəgeɪt/ (say deruhgayt) Rare –verb (t) (derogated, derogating) 1. to belittle or disparage. –phrase 2. derogate from, a. to detract from, as from authority, estimation, etc.: to fail will derogate from one s work as leader. b. to degenerate… …  

  • derogate — 1. verb a) To take away or detract from. His recent outburst will surely derogate from his reputation some. b) To act in a manner below oneself; to go astray. The children derogated the new girl to the point of tears. Syn …   Wiktionary

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