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derogate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from (the participle stem of) Latin d?rog?re (“to annul, repeal part of a law, take away, detract from”), from de- (“from”) + rog?re (“to propose a law, ask”). Compare abrogate, arrogate, interrogate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d????e?t/
Verb
derogate (third-person singular simple present derogates, present participle derogating, simple past and past participle derogated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To partially repeal (a law etc.). [16th-17th c.]
- 1713, Matthew Hale, A History and Analysis of the Common Law of England
- By several contrary customs, […] many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated.
- 1713, Matthew Hale, A History and Analysis of the Common Law of England
- (transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle. [from 16th c.]
- 1642, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus:
- I never thought the human frailty of erring in cases of religion, infamy to a state, no more than to a council: it had therefore been neither civil nor christianly, to derogate the honour of the state for that cause [...].
- 1999, Ziva Kunda, Social Cognition, p. 222:
- When the need for self-affirmation is satisfied through other means, one is less compelled to derogate members of negatively stereotyped groups.
- 2001, Russell Cropanzano, Justice in the Workplace, vol. II, p. 104:
- Bandura (1990) gave a related example of gas chamber operators in Nazi prison camps, who found it necessary to derogate and dehumanize their victims rather than become overwhelmed by distress.
- 1642, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus:
- (transitive, intransitive) To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened. [from 16th c.]
- 1532, Thomas More, The Supper of the Lord
- Anything […] that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name.
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity.
- 1532, Thomas More, The Supper of the Lord
- (intransitive) To remove a part, to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.). [from 16th c.]
- 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, page 147 ?ISBN
- In doing so she had derogated from her dignity and committed herself.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
- God does not have the attributes of a Christian Providence, for it would derogate from His perfection to think about anything except what is perfect, i.e. Himself.
- 1967, "The undoing of Dodd", Time, 5 Dec 1967:
- The six-member Committee on Standards and Conduct unanimously recommended that the Senate censure the Connecticut Democrat for behavior that is "contrary to good morals, derogates from the public trust expected of a Senator, and tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
- 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, page 147 ?ISBN
- (intransitive) To act in a manner below oneself; to debase oneself. [from 17th c.]
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, II.1:
- CLOTEN. Is it fit I went to look upon him? Is there no derogation in't?
- SECOND LORD. You cannot derogate, my lord.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, II.1:
Usage notes
The verb is relatively uncommon, but the related adjective derogatory is common.
Synonyms
- decry
- (to disparage, belittle): vilify
- (to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.)): abase
Antonyms
- (to disparage, belittle): praise
- (to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.)): exalt
Related terms
- abrogate
- arrogate
- interrogate
- prorogue
- surrogate
Translations
Adjective
derogate (comparative more derogate, superlative most derogate)
- (archaic) debased
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear I.iv
- Dry up in her the organs of increase, / And from her derogate body never spring / A babe to honour her.
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear I.iv
Related terms
- derogatory
- derogation
- derogative
Anagrams
- dogeater, erogated
Italian
Verb
derogate
- inflection of derogare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Latin
Verb
d?rog?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of d?rog?
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derogatory
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin d?rog?t?rius, from Latin d?rog?re; corresponding to derogate +? -ory.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??????t?i/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??????t??i/
Adjective
derogatory (comparative more derogatory, superlative most derogatory)
- Disparaging.
- (usually with to) Tending to derogate:
- Synonym: injurious
- Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
- 1768, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England
- Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments bind not.
- 1768, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England
- Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
- 2018, Ben Rothenberg in The New York Times
- Billie Jean King said Friday that the Australian Open’s Margaret Court Arena should have its name changed because of Court’s derogatory comments about gay and transgender people.
- 2018, Ben Rothenberg in The New York Times
- (law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.
Usage notes
In common language, particularly used in the phrase “derogatory term”, where it is equivalent to less common pejorative, and in “derogatory statements”, equivalent to more casual offensive.
Synonyms
- pejorative
Antonyms
- honorific
Derived terms
- derogatory clause/clause derogatory
- derogatorily
Translations
Noun
derogatory (plural derogatories)
- A trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.
Related terms
- derogate
- derogation
Further reading
- derogatory at OneLook Dictionary Search
- derogatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- derogatory in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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