der·o·gate /ˈdɛrəˌget/
(vt.)(vi.)貶損,毀損
Der·o·gate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derogated p. pr. & vb. n. Derogating ]
1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.
By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated. --Sir M. Hale.
2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing. [R.]
Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name. --Sir T. More.
Der·o·gate v. i.
1. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.
If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great. --Hooker.
It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity. --Burke.
2. To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate. [R.]
You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being foolish, do not derogate. --Shak.
Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line? --Hazlitt.
Der·o·gate n. Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [R.]
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derogate
v : belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: minimize, belittle,
denigrate]