·noun Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.
II. Derogate ·vi To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to Degenerate.
III. Derogate ·vi To take away; to Detract; to Withdraw;
— usually with from.
IV. Derogate ·vt To annul in part; to repeal partly; to Restrict; to limit the action of;
— said of a law.
V. Derogate ·vt To Lessen; to detract from; to Disparage; to Depreciate;
— said of a person or thing.