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derogo
derogo
Latin
Etymology
From dē- (“of; from, away from”) + rogō (“ask; request”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdeː.ro.ɡoː/
Verb
dērogō (present infinitive dērogāre, perfect active dērogāvī, supine dērogātum); first conjugation
- I take away, diminish, remove, withdraw, (with dative) detract from.
- (with dative) I disparage, dishonor or dishonour.
- (law) I repeal part of a law; restrict or modify part of a law.
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References
- derogo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- derogo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “derogo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to rob a person of his credit: fidem abrogare, derogare alicui
- to rob a person of his credit: fidem derogare alicui
- to rob a person of his credit: fidem abrogare, derogare alicui