Definition of Derogate. Meaning of Derogate. Synonyms of Derogate

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Definition of Derogate

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
Derogate Der"o*gate, n. [L. derogatus, p. p.] Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [R.] --Shak.
Derogate
Derogate Der"o*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Derogating.] [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.

Meaning of Derogate from wikipedia

- Derogation is a legal term of art, which allows for part or all of a provision in a legal measure to be applied differently, or not at all, in certain...
- In human rights law, derogability is whether the right may be infringed in certain cir****stances. A non-derogable right is one whose infringement is not...
- Do-gooder derogation is a phenomenon where a person's morally motivated behavior leads to them being perceived negatively by others. The term "do-gooder"...
- A pejorative word, phrase, slur, or derogatory term is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or a disrespectful connotation, a low opinion,...
- suffering. Lerner also describes his surprise at hearing his students derogate (disparage, belittle) the poor, seemingly oblivious to the structural forces...
- requirements, the derogation must be procedurally sound. There must be some formal announcement of the derogation and notice of the derogation and any measures...
- over a potential mate. Such competition might include self-promotion, derogation of other women, and direct and indirect aggression toward other women...
- the absence of equivalent favoritism towards an out-group. Out-group derogation is the phenomenon in which an out-group is perceived as being threatening...
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- among the international community of states as a whole and from which no derogation is permitted. ius est ars boni et aequi the law is the art of goodness...