as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
there's no need to derogate him as a human being just because you disagree with him politically
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Recent nonexperimental studies suggest that women are intolerant of attractive females and use indirect aggression to derogate potential rivals.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2013
The key issue is who has the final authority to determine whether the play derogates the spirit or alters the characters.
—Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 28 Mar. 2018
Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2013
The key issue is who has the final authority to determine whether the play derogates the spirit or alters the characters.
—Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 28 Mar. 2018
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“Derogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derogate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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