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derogate

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
derogate /ˈdɛrəgeɪt/

▶verb formal

1 (derogate from) detract from.

2 (derogate from) deviate from.

3 disparage.

– derivatives
derogation noun,
derogative adjective.

– origin ME: from L. derogat-, derogare ‘abrogate’, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’.

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