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verb-intransitive. To take away; detract: an error that will derogate from your reputation.

verb-intransitive. To deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray.

v. To disparage; belittle. See Synonyms at decry.

adj. debased

v. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.

v. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.

verb-intransitive. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.

verb-intransitive. To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate.

n. Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.

To destroy or impair the force and effect of; lessen the extent, authority, etc., of.

To detract from; abate; disparage.

To take away; retrench; remove (from).

To take away a part; detract; make an improper or injurious abatement: with from.

To fall away in character or conduct; degenerate.

Synonyms Depreciate, Derogate from, etc. See decry.

Lessened in extent, estimation, character, etc.; invalidated; degenerate; degraded; damaged.

v. cause to seem less serious; play down

"Learned Hand won that battle in the common law, which meant we have to go to the legislature to derogate from the principle of free copying."

derogated    derogates    derogating   

disparage    pick at    belittle   

derogative    derogation    derogatory   

talk down   

lessen    disparage    depreciate    detract    withdraw    degenerate    dishonored    degraded    decline    decry   

debarred    burn out