transitive verb derogated, derogating
Origin: ME derogaten < L derogatus, pp. of derogare, to repeal part of (a law), detract from < de-, from + rogare, to ask: see rogation
intransitive verb
See derogate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb der·o·gat·ed, der·o·gat·ing, der·o·gates verb, intransitive
Origin:
Origin: Middle English derogaten
Origin: , from Latin dērogāre, dērogāt-
Origin: : dē-, de-
Origin: + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots
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