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derogate Definition


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derogate
verb
    intr
    derogated, derogating
    1. Now only in phrase below.
Derivative: derogation
    Reduction in power or authority.
    Deterioration.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin derogare, derogatum to detract from.

Phrasal Verb: derogate from something
    To make it appear inferior; to show one's low opinion of it.


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