Pronounced: BOH-gart, verb
Notes: Yes, this is after the actor Humphrey Bogart, but do you know the meaning?
Yesterday’s word
The word derogate means
- to disparage or belittle
- to detract from (authority, value, etc)
- to deviate from (as from a standard, for example)
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1500s
Background / Comments
I am familiar with the adjective ‘derogatory’, but not the verb form (our word). It comes from the Latin word derogare (to repeal), which is made up of de- (from) and rogare (to ask; to propose a law).
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