derogate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *derogate*:
VERB	communication	derogate, minimize, belittle, denigrate	cause to seem less serious

English > *derogate*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Cause to seem less serious; play down.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	minimize, belittle, denigrate
Narrower	talk down	belittle through talk
Broader	disparage, belittle, pick at	Express a negative opinion of
Spanish	denigrar, minimizar
Catalan	denigrar, derogar, minimitzar
Adjectives	derogative, derogatory	expressive of low opinion
Nouns	derogation	a communication that belittles somebody or something

HyperDic: derogate