Derogate - English meaning

verb

Use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.

Usage examples:

The judge abused his power by imposing the fines

noun

The improper use of something.

Usage examples:

Alcohol abuse

verb

Cruel or inhumane treatment

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

verb

Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant.

Usage examples:

She belittled amy's riding skills whenever she could

verb

To make an action or a person seem unimportant

Usage examples:

You gain nothing by belittling him and creating bad feelings.

verb

To make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important

Usage examples:

Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts., stop belittling yourself…

noun

A criticism, suggestion, or remark that damages another person's reputation

Usage examples:

She shrugs off the aspersions as an inevitable part of public life., his opponents cast aspersions …

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

To exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type

Usage examples:

Change jobs she's just changed jobs., change the subject let's change the subject (= talk about som…

verb

Reduce the price of.

Usage examples:

The depreciation of the dollar would cheapen us exports

verb

To make someone or something seem less valuable and less deserving of respect

Usage examples:

What the author hates about forgeries is that they cheapen true art.

verb

To reduce the price

Usage examples:

This has had the effect of cheapening uk exports.

verb

Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.

Usage examples:

The opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately

verb

To express disapproval of someone or something

Usage examples:

Be criticized for the government is being widely criticized in the media for failing to limit air p…

verb

To give an opinion or judgment about a book, film, etc.

Usage examples:

We're a group of artists who meet to discuss ideas and criticize each other's work.

verb

Publicly denounce.

Usage examples:

They decried human rights abuses

verb

To publicly criticize something as being undesirable or harmful

Usage examples:

Mitchell decried the high rate of unemployment in the state.

verb

To criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary

Usage examples:

Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.

verb

Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel.

Usage examples:

He claimed that the article defamed his family

verb

To damage someone’s or something’s reputation by saying or writing bad things that are not true

Usage examples:

He was behind the propaganda campaign to defame his political opponent.

verb

To harm someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them

Usage examples:

It is possible to defame a company as companies are considered to have a legal 'personality'.

verb

Let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object).

Usage examples:

He deflated one of the tyres

verb

To allow air or gas to escape from within a container

Usage examples:

[ t ] when the roads are icy, you may have to deflate your tires a bit., [ t ] the allegations defl…

verb

When an economy deflates or is deflated, prices fall and there is a reduction in wages and government spending, and low levels of growth

Usage examples:

The chancellor will have to keep rates high and deflate the economy to keep the lid on prices and f…

verb

Cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).

Usage examples:

I had demeaned the profession

verb

Conduct oneself in a particular way.

Usage examples:

No man demeaned himself so honourably

verb

To cause to become less respected

Usage examples:

I wouldn’t demean myself by asking my father for money., it was demeaning to be asked to leave beca…

verb

Criticize unfairly; disparage.

Usage examples:

Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country

verb

To say that someone or something is not good or important

verb

Leave, especially in order to start a journey.

Usage examples:

They departed for germany

verb

To go away from a place, esp. on a trip

Usage examples:

The last flight to cleveland departs at 8 p.m., he shook hands and then departed., on the last show…

verb

To go away or leave, especially on a journey

Usage examples:

The plane departs at 6 a.m., depart from the bus for dallas departs from the greyhound-trailways te…

verb

Express disapproval of.

Usage examples:

What i deprecate is persistent indulgence

verb

To not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something

Usage examples:

We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes., he always deprecates my achievements.

verb

To say that you think something is of little value or importance

Usage examples:

He always deprecates my achievements.

verb

Diminish in value over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year

verb

To cause something to lose value, esp. over time

Usage examples:

Malawi’s currency was rapidly depreciating., the dollar’s depreciation will lead to higher inflatio…

verb

When a company depreciates an asset, such as a piece of equipment, it reduces its value in its accounts over a certain length of time

Usage examples:

Machine tools are typically depreciated over seven years., the government allowed the currency to d…

verb

Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.

Usage examples:

I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement

verb

To reduce the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another

Usage examples:

It caused a major crisis when the pound was devalued., the banking system was in trouble before the…

verb

To reduce the rate at which money can be exchanged for foreign money

Usage examples:

Last year mexico was forced to devalue the peso.

verb

Depart from an established course.

Usage examples:

You must not deviate from the agreed route

adjective

Another term for deviant (noun).

Usage examples:

The whole affair offers revealing insights into attitudes towards 'sexual deviates'

verb

To change from the usual way, or to go in a different direction

Usage examples:

He never deviated from his strict vegetarian diet., we need to know when the bus deviates from its …

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The second set of data differed from the first

verb

To be not like something else; to be different

Usage examples:

American english and british english obviously differ in pronunciation., we may differ on what the …

verb

To be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way

Usage examples:

Differ in the twins look alike, but they differ in temperament., differ from his views differ consi…

verb

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

I have digressed a little from my original plan

verb

(in speech or writing) to move away from the main subject and discuss something else

Usage examples:

He digressed from his subject in order to criticize the accuracy of a newspaper story., his speech …

verb

To move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else

Usage examples:

But i digress. to get back to what i was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and h…

verb

Make or become less.

Usage examples:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

Usage examples:

If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Harm the good reputation of.

Usage examples:

His remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him

noun

Loss or lack of reputation or respect.

Usage examples:

His actions were such that they brought discredit on his profession

verb

To give people reason to stop believing someone or to doubt the truth of something

Usage examples:

The old soviet economic model has been thoroughly discredited., it’s the job of the defense to disc…

verb

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

Usage examples:

He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

verb

To criticize someone or something in a way that shows a lack of respect

Usage examples:

He disparages his business competitors, saying they are all a bunch of amateurs compared to him., m…

verb

To criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it

Usage examples:

Be disparaged as the actor's work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attem…

verb

(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.

Usage examples:

The flight path diverged from the original flight plan

verb

To go in different directions from the same point, or to become different

Usage examples:

The tone of the final report isn’t likely to diverge much from the earlier report.

verb

If rates, values, or amounts diverge, the difference between them increases

Usage examples:

Tracking errors can cause funds to diverge slightly from the indices they follow., diverge sharply/…

verb

Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance.

Usage examples:

Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled

noun

An instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance.

Usage examples:

Downgrades by debt-rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one

verb

To reduce someone or something to a lower rank or position; to make less important or less valued

Usage examples:

They threatened to downgrade my credit rating if i don’t pay the bill immediately.

verb

Make (something) appear less important than it really is.

Usage examples:

This report downplays the seriousness of global warming

verb

To make something seem less important or less bad than it really is

Usage examples:

The government has been trying to downplay the crisis.

verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Usage examples:

The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun

A continuous slow movement from one place to another.

Usage examples:

There was a drift to the towns

verb

To move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction

Usage examples:

Drift out to sea no one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea., drift out many vehicl…

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

Usage examples:

You're insulting the woman i love

noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act.

Usage examples:

He hurled insults at us

verb

To act in a way or say something that is offensive or rude to someone

Usage examples:

Don’t insult me just because i can’t dance., an insulting remark, offering me so little money was a…

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Usage examples:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Usage examples:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

adjective

Less high in position.

Usage examples:

The lower levels of the building

adverb

Denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.

Usage examples:

Lower cretaceous

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

verb

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Usage examples:

The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb

Make smaller

verb

To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price

Usage examples:

A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

An unintended slight can create grudges

verb

Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

Usage examples:

Dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray

adjective

Not in the right place; separated from the group or target.

Usage examples:

He pushed a few stray hairs from her face

noun

A stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal.

Usage examples:

The former stray, who had been mr boffey's companion for the past three years, was later found unha…

verb

Change or cause to change direction abruptly.

Usage examples:

A lorry swerved across her path

noun

An abrupt change of direction.

Usage examples:

Do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles

verb

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

phrasal verb

Buy food at a cafe or restaurant for eating elsewhere.

Usage examples:

He ordered a lamb madras to take away

verb

To move something or someone from one place to another

Usage examples:

Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb

To subtract one number or amount from another

Usage examples:

Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

verb

Differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class.

Usage examples:

The properties vary in price

verb

Change direction suddenly.

Usage examples:

An oil tanker that had veered off course

noun

A sudden change of direction.

Usage examples:

In particular, sword wants to discover what triggers the insects' specific movements - a sudden vee…

verb

Slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way.

verb

Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.

Usage examples:

He has been vilified in the press

verb

To say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of that person or thing

Usage examples:

He claimed he was unfairly vilified by the press.