Meanings
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verb
to detract from or disparage; to deviate from a standard
Nothing he said could derogate from her remarkable achievement.
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derogationderogator
Etymology
From Latin derogatus, past participle of derogare ('to repeal partly, detract from'), from de- ('away') + rogare ('to ask, propose a law').
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