[ˈdɛrəɡeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- detract from
(e.g: this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully)

- deviate from (a set of rules or agreed form of behaviour)
(e.g: one country has derogated from the Rome Convention)

- disparage (someone or something)
(e.g: it is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin derogat- ‘abrogated’, from the verb derogare, from de- ‘aside, away’ + rogare ‘ask’