derogate

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

Translation

vi. restar; disminuir
vt. dañar; menospreciar; difamar
Word Forms
Gerundioderogating
Pasadoderogated
Tercera persona singularderogates
Participio pasadoderogated
Pluralderogates

Phrases & Collocations

derogate from

descender de

Example Sentences

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

Es típico de él menospreciar las capacidades de la razón.

People often derogate what they don't understand.

La gente a menudo desprecia lo que no entiende.

an error that will derogate from your reputation.

un error que dañará tu reputación.

Such conduct will derogate from your reputation.

Tal conducta dañará tu reputación.

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

esto no resta valor a su deber de actuar con honestidad y fidelidad.

one country has derogated from the Rome Convention.

un país ha incumplido la Convención de Roma.

Real-world Examples

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

Usted profanó su fe y denigró la reputación de nuestro ejército.

Source: Pan Pan

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

Un hombre con una naturaleza como la suya no debería degradarse tanto.

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.

Era consciente de que romper públicamente con la regla de nunca abandonar los límites del Abadía, degradaría mucho su supuesta austeridad.

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.

Admito, señor, que con esa acción ella hizo tanto como cualquiera podría para denigrar su posición; pero para mí, ella sigue siendo un Pendragon.

Source: New Arabian Nights (Volume 1)

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