derogate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈdɛrəˌɡeɪt/ UK /ˈdɛrəɡeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to detract from or disparage; to deviate from a standard

Nothing he said could derogate from her remarkable achievement.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to detract from or... detract disparage belittle demean depreciate deviate

Opposites

enhance exalt praise

Word family

Derived forms derogationderogator

Related forms derogatory derogative abrogaterogation

Etymology

From Latin derogatus, past participle of derogare ('to repeal partly, detract from'), from de- ('away') + rogare ('to ask, propose a law').

derogare Latin rogare Latin *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# derogate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɛrəˌɡeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛrəɡeɪt/

## Meanings
1. to detract from or disparage; to deviate from a standard

## Examples
- Nothing he said could derogate from her remarkable achievement.

## Synonyms
- detract
- disparage
- belittle
- demean
- depreciate
- deviate

## Antonyms
- enhance
- exalt
- praise

## Derived Forms
- derogation
- derogator

## Related Forms
- derogatory
- derogative
- abrogate
- rogation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: derogare
- Root: rogare
- Root: *h₃reǵ-

## Etymology
From Latin derogatus, past participle of derogare ('to repeal partly, detract from'), from de- ('away') + rogare ('to ask, propose a law').

## AI Etymology
Derogate comes from Latin derogatus, past participle of derogare ('to repeal partly, detract from'), from de- ('away') + rogare ('to ask, propose a law'). The etymological trail includes Latin derogare, Latin rogare, and Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. As a verb, derogate means to detract from or disparage; to deviate from a standard. The same family is visible in derived forms such as derogation and derogator and related forms such as derogatory, derogative, abrogate, and rogation. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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