derogate

verb

1. 贬低；贬损
   to state that sth or sb is without worth

1. Don't derogate from principles.
   不要违背原则。
2. Such conduct will derogate from your reputation.
   那样的行为有损你的名誉。
3. I am here not to derogate the England players, but you know they've been always overrated.
   我来这里不是为了黑英格兰球员，但你知道的，英格兰球员一直被高估。
4. The parties may not derogate from or vary the effect of this article.
   各当事人不得减损本条或改变其效力。
5. Such shameful behaviour will certainly derogate from his fame.
   这种可耻的，行为必然损害他的名誉。
6. Statutes are not to be presumed to derogate from international law.
   不能认为制定法贬损国际法。
7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall derogate from or prejudice the powers of SC Asia to alter its memorandum and articles of association or to dispose of, or deal with, its assets or to carry on or discontinue its business or any part thereof.
   本条例并不减损或损害渣打（亚洲）改动其组织章程大纲及组织章程细则的权力，或处置或处理其资产、经营或不再继续经营其业务或其业务的任何部分的权力。
8. Don't derogate from our principle!
   不要违背我们的原则！
9. Nothing in subsection ( 4) shall derogate from or affect the application of section 66 to a certificate of provisional registry.
   第（4）款的规定，并不减损或影响第66条适用于临时注册证明书的效力。
10. People often derogate what they don't understand.
    人们常诋毁他们不懂的东西。
11. People often derogate others in social comparison and the past selves in temporal comparison, so that they can achieve self-enhancement and ultimately get good self-feelings.
    在社会比较中人们会贬低他人，在时间比较中人们会贬低过去的自我，从而来达到提高自我，最终使现在的自我感觉良好。
12. Underlying these rules are the common points: concealing direct and indirect risk to derogate of loss corporate assets, thereby decreasing the interests of shareholders and creditors.
    这四项子规则的共性在于：行为本身均隐含着直接或间接的公司资产减损或资产丧失的风险，从而有损公司股东或债权人的利益。
13. Common external tariff, rules of origin, and competition rules are tools employed by customs union to protect its internal interests. Meanwhile, multilateral disciplines restrict the protection in case to derogate the multilateral rules.
    对外共同关税、原产地规则和竞争规则是关税同盟为了保护内部利益而经常采用的贸易限制工具，同样补偿性谈判和争端解决被认为是维护多边纪律的重要制度。

derogate from sth

1. 回避责任
   to ignore a responsibility or duty

verb

1. cause to seem less serious
   1. Don't belittle his influence

   Synonym:    minimizebelittledenigrate