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derogated

Variant of derogate

transitive verb derogated, derogating

  1. Archaic to take (a part or quality) away from something so as to impair it
  2. Rare to lower in esteem; disparage

intransitive verb

  1. to take something desirable away; detract (from)
  2. to lower oneself; lose face

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