English-Thai Dictionary

derogate

VI ทำให้ น้อยลง (คำ ทางการ  ลด ความสำคัญ ลง  denigrate discount esteem tam-hai-noi-long

 

derogate

VI บิดเบือน  เบี่ยน เบน  detract disparage bid-buan

 

derogate from

PHRV ทำให้ ลดน้อยลง (โดยเฉพาะ สิ่ง ที่ ดี  ทำให้ ด้อย ลง  ทำให้ ถดถอย  tam-hai-noi-long

 

derogately

ADV อย่าง เสื่อมเสีย 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEROGATE

v.t.[L. To ask, to propose. In ancient Rome, rogo was used in proposing new laws, and derogo, in repealing some section of a law. Hence the sense is to take from or annul a part. ] 1. To repeal, annul or destroy the force and effect of some part of a law or established rule; to lessen the extent of a law; distinguished from abrogate.
By several contrary customs, many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated.
2. To lessen the worth of a person or thing; to disparage.

 

DEROGATE

v.i. 1. To take away; to detract; to lessen by taking away a part; as, say nothing to derogate from the merit or reputation of a brave man.
2. To act beneath ones rank, place or birth.

 

DEROGATED

pp. Diminished in value; degraded; damaged.

 

DEROGATELY

adv. In a manner to lessen or take from.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEROGATE

Der "o *gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derogated; p. pr. & vb. n.Derogating. ] Etym: [L. derogatus, p. p. of derogare to derogate; de- + rogare to ask, to ask the people about a law. See Rogation. ]

 

1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law. By several contrary customs, ... many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated. Sir M. Hale.

 

2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing. [R.] Anything. .. that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name. Sir T. More.

 

DEROGATE

DEROGATE Der "o *gate, v. i.

 

1. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from. If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great. Hooker. It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity. Burke.

 

2. To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate. [R.] You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being foolish, do not derogate. Shak. Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line Hazlitt.

 

DEROGATE

Der "o *gate, n. Etym: [L. derogatus, p. p.]

 

Defn: Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [R.] Shak.

 

DEROGATELY

DEROGATELY Der "o *gate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a derogatory manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

derogate

der o gate |ˈderəˌgāt ˈdɛrəˌɡeɪt | ▶verb formal 1 [ with obj. ] disparage (someone or something ): it is typical of Pirandello to derogate the powers of reason. 2 [ no obj. ] (derogate from ) detract from: this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully. 3 [ no obj. ] (derogate from ) deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behavior ): one country has derogated from the Rome Convention. DERIVATIVES de rog a tive |diˈrägətiv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated, ’ from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away ’ + rogare ‘ask. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

derogate

derogate |ˈdɛrəgeɪt | ▶verb formal 1 [ no obj. ] (derogate from ) detract from: this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully. 2 [ no obj. ] (derogate from ) deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behaviour ): one country has derogated from the Rome Convention. 3 [ with obj. ] disparage (someone or something ): it is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason. DERIVATIVES derogative |dɪˈrɒgətɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated ’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away ’ + rogare ‘ask ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

derogate

derogate verb formal 1 his contribution was derogated by critics: disparage, denigrate, belittle, deprecate, deflate; decry, discredit, cast aspersions on, run down, criticize; defame, vilify, abuse, insult, attack, pour scorn on; informal drag through the mud, knock, slam, bash, badmouth, dis. ANTONYMS praise. 2 the act would derogate from the king's majesty: detract from, devalue, diminish, reduce, lessen, depreciate; demean, cheapen. ANTONYMS improve, increase. 3 behaviors that derogate from the norm: deviate from, diverge from, depart from, digress from, stray from; differ from, vary from; conflict with, be incompatible with.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

derogate

derogate verb 1 his contribution has been underestimated and derogated by his critics: 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; informal bad-mouth, do a hatchet job on, take to pieces, pull apart, throw mud at, drag through the mud, slate, have a go at, hit out at, lay into, tear into, knock, slam, pan, bash, hammer, roast, skewer, bad-mouth, throw brickbats at; Brit. informal rubbish, slag off, monster; N. Amer. informal pummel, dump on; Austral. /NZ informal bag; archaic contemn; rare vituperate, asperse, vilipend. ANTONYMS praise. 2 agreeing to swear such an oath would certainly have derogated the majesty of the king: detract from, devalue, diminish; reduce, lessen, lower, depreciate, take away from; demean, cheapen, defame. ANTONYMS improve, increase. 3 there is no person who can make rules which override or derogate from an Act of Parliament: deviate, diverge, depart, take away, digress, veer, swerve, drift, stray; differ, vary; change; conflict with, be incompatible with.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

derogate

der o gate /dérəɡèɪt /動詞 自動詞 ｟書 ｠1 【名声 価値を 】減じる, 損なう, 傷つける «from » .2 〈人が 〉 «…から » 堕落する «from » .