Associations to the word «Derogate»
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Wiktionary
DEROGATE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To partially repeal (a law etc.). [16th-17th c.]
DEROGATE, verb. (transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle. [from 16th c.]
DEROGATE, verb. (ambitransitive) To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened. [from 16th c.]
DEROGATE, verb. (intransitive) To remove a part, to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.). [from 16th c.]
DEROGATE, verb. (intransitive) To act in a manner below oneself; to debase oneself. [from 17th c.]
DEROGATE, adjective. (archaic) debased
Dictionary definition
DEROGATE, verb. Cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.