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Derogate

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Verb

1. belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize

cause to seem less serious; play down

Example Sentences:
'Don't belittle his influence'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Derogate

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verb (ˈdɛrəˌɡeɪt )
1. (intransitive; foll by from)
to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
2. (intransitive; foll by from)
to deviate in standard or quality; degenerate
3. (transitive)
to cause to seem inferior, etc; disparage
4. (transitive)
to curtail the application of (a law or regulation)
adjective (ˈdɛrəɡɪt , -ˌɡeɪt)
5. archaic
debased or degraded

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Derogate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈderoˌgated or ˈderoˌgating
1.  Archaic
to take (a part or quality) away from something so as to impair it
2.  Rare
to lower in esteem; disparage
verb intransitive
3. 
to take something desirable away; detract (from)
4. 
to lower oneself; lose face

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Derogate

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v. der·o·gat·ed, der·o·gat·ing, der·o·gates
v.intr.
1. To take away; detract: an error that will derogate from your reputation.
2. To deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray: a clause allowing signers of the agreement to derogate from its principles during a state of emergency.
v.tr.
To disparage; belittle.

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