der·o·gate
verb/ˈderəɡeɪt/
/ˈderəɡeɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they derogate | /ˈderəɡeɪt/ /ˈderəɡeɪt/ |
| he / she / it derogates | /ˈderəɡeɪts/ /ˈderəɡeɪts/ |
| past simple derogated | /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle derogated | /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form derogating | /ˈderəɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈderəɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- derogate something to state that something or somebody is without worth
贬低；贬损 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’.