v.
Pronunciation: ' der- ə - ˌ g ā t, ' de-r ə -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin derogatus, past participle of derogare, from Latin, to annul (a law), detract, from de- + rogare to ask, propose (a law) ― more at RIGHT
Date: 15th century
transitive verb : to cause to seem inferior : DISPARAGE
intransitive verb
1 : to take away a part so as to impair : DETRACT
2 : to act beneath one's position or character
– der · o · ga · tion \ ˌ der- ə - ' g ā -sh ə n, ˌ de-r ə - \ noun
– de · ro · ga · tive \ di- ' rä-g ə -tiv \ adjective