derogate
UK/'derәugeit/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To detract from or belittle; to disparage.
贬损；诋毁；减损
v.
To partially repeal or relax a law or rule (formal/legal).
部分废除或减损（法律、规则）（正式／法律用语）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde-down, away, reversal
+
-ateto make, having
=derogate
de- (down, partly) + rog (propose) + -ate = 'to propose a law down.' Partly repealing a law (taking some away) became, figuratively, taking away from a person's worth — to belittle. It usually appears as 'derogate from.'
Root rog still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.derogate from减损；贬低
- 2.derogate from a right减损某项权利
- 3.derogate from a standard降低某项标准
Example Sentences
- 1.
Nothing she said was meant to derogate from your achievements.
- 2.
The new rule does not derogate from existing safety standards.
- 3.
Critics derogate the film as shallow entertainment.