See derogate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1642, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus:",
"text": "I never thought the human frailty of erring in cases of religion, infamy to a state, no more than to a council: it had therefore been neither civil nor christianly, to derogate the honour of the state for that cause [...].",
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"ref": "1999, Ziva Kunda, Social Cognition, page 222:",
"text": "When the need for self-affirmation is satisfied through other means, one is less compelled to derogate members of negatively stereotyped groups.",
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"ref": "2001, Russell Cropanzano, Justice in the Workplace, volume II, page 104:",
"text": "Bandura (1990) gave a related example of gas chamber operators in Nazi prison camps, who found it necessary to derogate and dehumanize their victims rather than become overwhelmed by distress.",
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"text": "Anything […] that should derogate, minish, or hurt his glory and his name.",
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"ref": "1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity.",
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"ref": "1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, →ISBN, page 147:",
"text": "In doing so she had derogated from her dignity and committed herself.",
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"ref": "1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:",
"text": "God does not have the attributes of a Christian Providence, for it would derogate from His perfection to think about anything except what is perfect, i.e. Himself.",
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"ref": "1967 December 5, “The undoing of Dodd”, in Time:",
"text": "The six-member Committee on Standards and Conduct unanimously recommended that the Senate censure the Connecticut Democrat for behavior that is \"contrary to good morals, derogates from the public trust expected of a Senator, and tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute.\"",
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"text": "CLOTEN. Is it fit I went to look upon him? Is there no derogation in't?\nSECOND LORD. You cannot derogate, my lord.",
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"ref": "1830 August, William Hazlitt, edited by P.P. Howe, The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, published 1967, page 302:",
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"ref": "1713, Matthew Hale, A History and Analysis of the Common Law of England:",
"text": "By several contrary customs, […] many of the civil and canon laws are controlled and derogated.",
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"To partially repeal (a law etc.)."
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"(obsolete, transitive) To partially repeal (a law etc.)."
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"ref": "1642, John Milton, An Apology for Smectymnuus:",
"text": "I never thought the human frailty of erring in cases of religion, infamy to a state, no more than to a council: it had therefore been neither civil nor christianly, to derogate the honour of the state for that cause [...].",
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"ref": "1999, Ziva Kunda, Social Cognition, page 222:",
"text": "When the need for self-affirmation is satisfied through other means, one is less compelled to derogate members of negatively stereotyped groups.",
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"ref": "2001, Russell Cropanzano, Justice in the Workplace, volume II, page 104:",
"text": "Bandura (1990) gave a related example of gas chamber operators in Nazi prison camps, who found it necessary to derogate and dehumanize their victims rather than become overwhelmed by distress.",
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"ref": "1532, Thomas More, The Supper of the Lord:",
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"ref": "1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "It derogates little from his fortitude, while it adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity.",
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"ref": "1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, →ISBN, page 147:",
"text": "In doing so she had derogated from her dignity and committed herself.",
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"ref": "1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:",
"text": "God does not have the attributes of a Christian Providence, for it would derogate from His perfection to think about anything except what is perfect, i.e. Himself.",
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"ref": "1967 December 5, “The undoing of Dodd”, in Time:",
"text": "The six-member Committee on Standards and Conduct unanimously recommended that the Senate censure the Connecticut Democrat for behavior that is \"contrary to good morals, derogates from the public trust expected of a Senator, and tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute.\"",
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"(intransitive) To remove a part, to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.)."
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"ref": "1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:",
"text": "CLOTEN. Is it fit I went to look upon him? Is there no derogation in't?\nSECOND LORD. You cannot derogate, my lord.",
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"ref": "1830 August, William Hazlitt, edited by P.P. Howe, The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, published 1967, page 302:",
"text": "Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line?",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "biǎndī",
"sense": "to partially repeal",
"word": "贬低"
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"sense": "to partially repeal",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to partially repeal",
"word": "kumota osittain"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to partially repeal",
"word": "derogare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to partially repeal",
"word": "abrogare parzialmente"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "omalovažavam",
"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
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"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
"word": "detrarre"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "kenasu",
"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
"word": "貶す"
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"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
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"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
"word": "принижать"
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"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
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"roman": "duu-mìn",
"sense": "to detract from something; to belittle; disparage",
"word": "ดูหมิ่น"
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "otnemam ot",
"sense": "to take away or detract from",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to take away or detract from",
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"sense": "to take away or detract from",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to take away or detract from",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to take away or detract from",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to take away or detract from",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to take away or detract from",
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"sense": "to take away or detract from",
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"sense": "to remove a part; to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.)",
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "to remove a part; to detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.)",
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"word": "卑下する"
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"ref": "c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:",
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