derogate
verb
[ ˈdɛrəɡeɪt ]
• detract from.
• "this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully"
Similar:
detract from,
devalue,
diminish,
reduce,
lessen,
lower,
depreciate,
take away from,
demean,
cheapen,
defame,
• deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behaviour).
• "one country has derogated from the Rome Convention"
Similar:
deviate,
diverge,
depart,
take away,
digress,
veer,
swerve,
drift,
stray,
differ,
vary,
change,
conflict with,
be incompatible with,
• disparage (someone or something).
• "it is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason"
Similar:
disparage,
denigrate,
belittle,
diminish,
deprecate,
downplay,
detract from,
deflate,
decry,
discredit,
cast aspersions on,
downgrade,
slight,
run down,
criticize,
defame,
vilify,
abuse,
insult,
attack,
speak ill of,
speak evil of,
pour scorn on,
bad-mouth,
do a hatchet job on,
take to pieces,
pull apart,
throw mud at,
drag through the mud,
have a go at,
hit out at,
lay into,
tear into,
knock,
slam,
pan,
bash,
hammer,
roast,
skewer,
throw brickbats at,
rubbish,
slag off,
monster,
slate,
pummel,
dump on,
bag,
contemn,
vituperate,
asperse,
vilipend,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’.
