Derogate

['derəgeɪt] or ['dɛrəɡet]

Definition

(v. t.) To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.

(v. t.) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.

(v. i.) To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.

(v. i.) To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate.

(n.) Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.

Editor: Percival

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Detract, disparage, depreciate, decry, deteriorate

ANT:Esteem, value, laud, enhance, extol, exaggerate, overestimate, overvalue

Edited by Jeanne

Definition

v.i. to lessen by taking away: to detract.—adj. (Shak.) degenerate.—adv. Der′ogātely (Shak.) in a derogatory manner.—n. Derogā′tion a taking from: detraction: depreciation.—adv. Derog′atorily.—n. Derog′atoriness.—adj. Derog′atory detracting: injurious.

Edited by Bridget