derogate

v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -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.

v.tr.
To disparage; belittle. See synonyms at decry.

[Middle English derogaten, from Latin dērogāre, dērogāt- : dē-, de- + rogāre, to ask.]

derogation der'o·ga'tion n.

verb

To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idioms: makelightlittleof. See attack/defend, show/hide.

v

Definition: detract from
Antonyms: improve, increase

v

Definition: disparage
Antonyms: praise

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[adj] diminished in value; dishonored; degraded

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - afvige
v. tr. - mindske, forringe, forklejne, afvige fra, ikke leve op til

Nederlands (Dutch)
afbreuk doen aan, kleineren, afwijken van, zich verlagen

Français (French)
v. intr. - porter atteinte, se soustraire à (sout)
v. tr. - (Jur) entraver l'application d'une loi

Deutsch (German)
v. - schmälern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποστερώ (δικαιώματος, κ.λπ.), προσβάλλω, θίγω, καθαιρώ από αξίωμα, ξηλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
derogare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - depreciar

Русский (Russian)
лишать, унижаться, умалять, унижать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - atentar contra, ir en contra, rebajarse
v. tr. - menospreciar, denigrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förringa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贬损, 减损, 贬低, 损害, 诽谤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 貶損, 減損
v. tr. - 貶低, 損害, 誹謗

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (명성, 가치 등을) 하락 시키다, 타락하다
v. tr. - 떨어뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - そこなう, 逸脱する, 堕落する, 奪う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينتقص أو يحط من قدر شئ, يتصرف بانحطاط, يزدري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הפחית מערך, פגע בכבוד-, פגם ב-, סטה מ-‬
v. tr. - ‮הפחית מערך, פגע בכבוד-, פגם ב-‬

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