derogate
[verb]
Synonyms: decry, belittle, depreciate, detract (from), diminish, disparage, dispraise, minimize, opprobriate, write off

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Contrasted words: enhance, heighten, intensify
Related Words: decrease, lessen, reduce, discredit, disgrace

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de‧rog‧ate /ˈderəɡeɪt/ verb
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: derogare, from Latin rogare 'to ask, make a proposal for (a law)']
law to state officially that a part of a law or agreement has ended and that it no longer has any legal authority
derogate from something phrasal verb formal

1. to make something seem less important or less good:
Louis XIV clearly thought it derogated from his dignity as a ruler.

2. to ignore a responsibility or duty

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