DEROGATE
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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.
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By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated.
Sir M. Hale.
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2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing. [R.]
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Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name.
Sir T. More.
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Der"o*gate (?), v. i. 1. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.
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If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great.
Hooker.
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It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity.
Burke.
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2. To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate. [R.]
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You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being foolish, do not derogate.
Shak.
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Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line?
Hazlitt.
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Der"o*gate (?), n. [L. derogatus, p. p.] Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [R.] Shak.
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