Definition of derogate

• v. t. - To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; -- said of a law.
• v. t. - To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.
• v. i. - To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.
• v. i. - To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate.
• n. - Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded.