derogate

[US]/ˈderəɡeɪt/
[UK]/ˈderəɡeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. يَخْفِضُ; يُقَلِّلُ
vt. يُتْلِفُ; يُصَغِّرُ; يُفَتِّرُ
Word Forms
Present Participlederogating
Past Tensederogated
Third Person Singularderogates
Past Participlederogated
Pluralderogates

Phrases & Collocations

derogate from

إهانة من

Example Sentences

it is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason.

من طبيعته أن يحط من قدر قوة العقل.

People often derogate what they don't understand.

غالبًا ما يحط الناس من قدر ما لا يفهمونه.

an error that will derogate from your reputation.

خطأ سيضر بسمعتك.

Such conduct will derogate from your reputation.

سوف يضر هذا السلوك بسمعتك.

this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully.

هذا لا يحط من شأن واجبه أن يتصرف بأمانة وإخلاص.

one country has derogated from the Rome Convention.

لقد خالف بلد واحد اتفاقية روما.

Real-world Examples

You desecrated your faith and derogated the reputation of our army.

لقد دنست إيمانك وأهبطت سمعة جيشنا.

Source: Pan Pan

A man with such a nature as yours should not derogate so far.

ليس من اللائق لرجل بطبيعتك أن يهبط إلى هذا الحد.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

He was conscious that publicly to break through the rule never to quit the Abbey precincts, would derogate much from his supposed austerity.

لقد علم أنه إذا خالف علنًا القاعدة التي بموجبها لا يجب عليه مغادرة محيطات الدير، فإنه سيقلل كثيرًا من زهده الظاهر.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

I own, sir, that by that action she did as much as anybody could to derogate from her position; but to me she is still a Pendragon.

أقر، يا سيدي، بأنها من خلال هذا العمل فعلت بقدر ما يستطيع أي شخص أن يقلل من مكانتها؛ لكنها بالنسبة لي لا تزال من آل بندرغون.

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

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