derogate

verb

/ˈderəɡeɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they derogate	/ˈderəɡeɪt/ /ˈderəɡeɪt/
he / she / it derogates	/ˈderəɡeɪts/ /ˈderəɡeɪts/
past simple derogated	/ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/
past participle derogated	/ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form derogating	/ˈderəɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪŋ/

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derogate something to state that something or somebody is without worth贬低；贬损
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’.