Derogate - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.

Примеры использования:

The judge abused his power by imposing the fines

noun

The improper use of something.

Примеры использования:

Alcohol abuse

verb

Cruel or inhumane treatment

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Примеры использования:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Примеры использования:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

verb

Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant.

Примеры использования:

She belittled amy's riding skills whenever she could

verb

To make an action or a person seem unimportant

Примеры использования:

You gain nothing by belittling him and creating bad feelings.

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Примеры использования:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

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The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

Reduce the price of.

Примеры использования:

The depreciation of the dollar would cheapen us exports

verb

To make someone or something seem less valuable and less deserving of respect

Примеры использования:

What the author hates about forgeries is that they cheapen true art.

verb

Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.

Примеры использования:

The opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately

verb

Publicly denounce.

Примеры использования:

They decried human rights abuses

verb

To publicly criticize something as being undesirable or harmful

Примеры использования:

Mitchell decried the high rate of unemployment in the state.

verb

Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel.

Примеры использования:

He claimed that the article defamed his family

verb

To damage someone’s or something’s reputation by saying or writing bad things that are not true

Примеры использования:

He was behind the propaganda campaign to defame his political opponent.

verb

To harm someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them

Примеры использования:

It is possible to defame a company as companies are considered to have a legal 'personality'.

verb

Let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, or similar object).

Примеры использования:

He deflated one of the tyres

verb

To allow air or gas to escape from within a container

Примеры использования:

[ t ] when the roads are icy, you may have to deflate your tires a bit., [ t ] the allegations defl…

verb

When an economy deflates or is deflated, prices fall and there is a reduction in wages and government spending, and low levels of growth

Примеры использования:

The chancellor will have to keep rates high and deflate the economy to keep the lid on prices and f…

verb

Cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).

Примеры использования:

I had demeaned the profession

verb

Conduct oneself in a particular way.

Примеры использования:

No man demeaned himself so honourably

verb

To cause to become less respected

Примеры использования:

I wouldn’t demean myself by asking my father for money., it was demeaning to be asked to leave beca…

verb

Criticize unfairly; disparage.

Примеры использования:

Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country

verb

To say that someone or something is not good or important

verb

Leave, especially in order to start a journey.

Примеры использования:

They departed for germany

verb

To go away from a place, esp. on a trip

Примеры использования:

The last flight to cleveland departs at 8 p.m., he shook hands and then departed., on the last show…

verb

Express disapproval of.

Примеры использования:

What i deprecate is persistent indulgence

verb

To not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something

Примеры использования:

We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes., he always deprecates my achievements.

verb

Diminish in value over a period of time.

Примеры использования:

The latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year

verb

To cause something to lose value, esp. over time

Примеры использования:

Malawi’s currency was rapidly depreciating., the dollar’s depreciation will lead to higher inflatio…

verb

When a company depreciates an asset, such as a piece of equipment, it reduces its value in its accounts over a certain length of time

Примеры использования:

Machine tools are typically depreciated over seven years., the government allowed the currency to d…

verb

Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.

Примеры использования:

I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement

verb

To reduce the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another

Примеры использования:

It caused a major crisis when the pound was devalued., the banking system was in trouble before the…

verb

Depart from an established course.

Примеры использования:

You must not deviate from the agreed route

adjective

Another term for deviant (noun).

Примеры использования:

The whole affair offers revealing insights into attitudes towards 'sexual deviates'

verb

To change from the usual way, or to go in a different direction

Примеры использования:

He never deviated from his strict vegetarian diet., we need to know when the bus deviates from its …

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

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The second set of data differed from the first

verb

To be not like something else; to be different

Примеры использования:

American english and british english obviously differ in pronunciation., we may differ on what the …

verb

Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Примеры использования:

I have digressed a little from my original plan

verb

(in speech or writing) to move away from the main subject and discuss something else

Примеры использования:

He digressed from his subject in order to criticize the accuracy of a newspaper story., his speech …

verb

Make or become less.

Примеры использования:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

Примеры использования:

If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

verb

Harm the good reputation of.

Примеры использования:

His remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him

noun

Loss or lack of reputation or respect.

Примеры использования:

His actions were such that they brought discredit on his profession

verb

To give people reason to stop believing someone or to doubt the truth of something

Примеры использования:

The old soviet economic model has been thoroughly discredited., it’s the job of the defense to disc…

verb

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

Примеры использования:

He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

verb

To criticize someone or something in a way that shows a lack of respect

Примеры использования:

He disparages his business competitors, saying they are all a bunch of amateurs compared to him., m…

verb

(of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.

Примеры использования:

The flight path diverged from the original flight plan

verb

To go in different directions from the same point, or to become different

Примеры использования:

The tone of the final report isn’t likely to diverge much from the earlier report.

verb

If rates, values, or amounts diverge, the difference between them increases

Примеры использования:

Tracking errors can cause funds to diverge slightly from the indices they follow., diverge sharply/…

verb

Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance.

Примеры использования:

Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled

noun

An instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance.

Примеры использования:

Downgrades by debt-rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one

verb

To reduce someone or something to a lower rank or position; to make less important or less valued

Примеры использования:

They threatened to downgrade my credit rating if i don’t pay the bill immediately.

verb

Make (something) appear less important than it really is.

Примеры использования:

This report downplays the seriousness of global warming

verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Примеры использования:

The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun

A continuous slow movement from one place to another.

Примеры использования:

There was a drift to the towns

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

Примеры использования:

You're insulting the woman i love

noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act.

Примеры использования:

He hurled insults at us

verb

To act in a way or say something that is offensive or rude to someone

Примеры использования:

Don’t insult me just because i can’t dance., an insulting remark, offering me so little money was a…

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Примеры использования:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Примеры использования:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Примеры использования:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

adjective

Less high in position.

Примеры использования:

The lower levels of the building

adverb

Denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.

Примеры использования:

Lower cretaceous

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Примеры использования:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

verb

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Примеры использования:

The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb

Make smaller

verb

To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price

Примеры использования:

A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Примеры использования:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Примеры использования:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Примеры использования:

An unintended slight can create grudges

verb

Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

Примеры использования:

Dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray

adjective

Not in the right place; separated from the group or target.

Примеры использования:

He pushed a few stray hairs from her face

noun

A stray person or thing, especially a domestic animal.

Примеры использования:

The former stray, who had been mr boffey's companion for the past three years, was later found unha…

verb

Change or cause to change direction abruptly.

Примеры использования:

A lorry swerved across her path

noun

An abrupt change of direction.

Примеры использования:

Do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles

verb

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

phrasal verb

Buy food at a cafe or restaurant for eating elsewhere.

Примеры использования:

He ordered a lamb madras to take away

verb

To move something or someone from one place to another

Примеры использования:

Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb

To subtract one number or amount from another

Примеры использования:

Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

verb

Differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class.

Примеры использования:

The properties vary in price

verb

Change direction suddenly.

Примеры использования:

An oil tanker that had veered off course

noun

A sudden change of direction.

Примеры использования:

In particular, sword wants to discover what triggers the insects' specific movements - a sudden vee…

verb

Slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way.

verb

Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.

Примеры использования:

He has been vilified in the press

verb

To say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of that person or thing

Примеры использования:

He claimed he was unfairly vilified by the press.