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derogate

PRONUNCIATION:
(DER-uh-gayt) 

MEANING:
verb tr.: To disparage or belittle.
verb intr.: 1. To detract from (authority, value, etc.). 2. To deviate from (a standard, for example).

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin derogare (to repeal), from de- (from) + rogare (to ask, propose a law). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reg- (to move in a straight line, to lead or rule), which is also the source of regime, direct, rectangle, erect, rectum, alert, source, surge, abrogate, and queen regnant. Earliest documented use: 1513.

USAGE:
"We could all, in perfect simplicity, derogate the government, loathe the police, and get wasted with impunity.”
Lynn Crosbie; Disappointed in the Man I Once Revered; The Globe and Mail (Canada); Feb 26, 2005.


"Joe Perici Calascione insisted that Malta can derogate from the EU’s trapping ban.”
Tim Diacono; Hunters’ Boss Claims Malta Can Win EU Court Battle for Bird Trapping; Malta Today (San Gwann, Malta); Sep 23, 2015.


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See more usage examples of derogate in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary. Tim Diacono; Hunters’ Boss Claims Malta Can Win EU Court Battle for Bird Trapping; Malta Today (San Gwann, Malta); Sep 23, 2015. "Joe Perici Calascione insisted that Malta can derogate from the EU’s trapping ban.” Lynn Crosbie; Disappointed in the Man I Once Revered; The Globe and Mail (Canada); Feb 26, 2005."We could all, in perfect simplicity, derogate the government, loathe the police, and get wasted with impunity.”USAGE:From Latin derogare (to repeal), from de- (from) + rogare (to ask, propose a law). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reg- (to move in a straight line, to lead or rule), which is also the source of regime, direct, rectangle, erect, rectum, alert, source, surge, abrogate, and queen regnant. Earliest documented use: 1513. ETYMOLOGY:verb intr.: 1. To detract from (authority, value, etc.). 2. To deviate from (a standard, for example). verb tr.: To disparage or belittle.MEANING:(DER-uh-gayt) PRONUNCIATION:derogate See more usage examples of derogate in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary. Tim Diacono; Hunters’ Boss Claims Malta Can Win EU Court Battle for Bird Trapping; Malta Today (San Gwann, Malta); Sep 23, 2015. "Joe Perici Calascione insisted that Malta can derogate from the EU’s trapping ban.” Lynn Crosbie; Disappointed in the Man I Once Revered; The Globe and Mail (Canada); Feb 26, 2005."We could all, in perfect simplicity, derogate the government, loathe the police, and get wasted with impunity.”USAGE:From Latin derogare (to repeal), from de- (from) + rogare (to ask, propose a law). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reg- (to move in a straight line, to lead or rule), which is also the source of regime, direct, rectangle, erect, rectum, alert, source, surge, abrogate, and queen regnant. Earliest documented use: 1513. ETYMOLOGY:verb intr.: 1. To detract from (authority, value, etc.). 2. To deviate from (a standard, for example). verb tr.: To disparage or belittle.MEANING:(DER-uh-gayt) PRONUNCIATION:derogate

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