Derogate — Defs

01 v. t. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.

imp. & p. p. Derogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Derogating

1.
To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.
“By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated.” — Sir M. Hale.
2.
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.[R.]
“Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name.” — Sir T. More.

02 v. i. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.

1.
To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.
“If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great.” — Hooker.

“It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity.” — Burke.
2.
To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate.[R.]
“You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being foolish, do not derogate.” — Shak.

“Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line?” — Hazlitt.

03 n. Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.