v. t.
By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]
Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
If we did derogate from them whom their industry hath made great. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being foolish, do not derogate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line? Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. derogatus, p. p. ] Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a derogatory manner. [ 1913 Webster ]