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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Derogate \Der"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derogated}; p. pr & vb n. {Derogating}.] [L. derogatus p. p. of derogare to derogate; de- + rogare to ask to ask the people about a law. See {Rogation}.] 1. To annul in part to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of -- said of a law. By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated. --Sir M. Hale. 2. To lessen; to detract from to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing [R.] Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name --Sir T. More
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