Dictionary Entry
derogate
derogate is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.
- 2transitive verb
To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.
- 3intransitive verb
To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.
- 4intransitive verb
To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate.
- 5noun
Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.
- 6verb
cause to seem less serious; play down
"Don't belittle his influence"
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