To derogate: to abolish: to miuish: to take away. De lege aliquid derogari. Cicero. That any part of the lawe should be diminished or abolished. Ex æquitate aliquid derogare. Cic. To diminish equity somwhat. Derogare de magnificentia alicuius. Cic. To diminish somewhat of his magnificence. Derogare aliquid ex lege fatorum. Sen. To fordoe. Sibi derogare. Ci. To disable himselfe: to say he cannot doe so much as he can. Derogare de fide restium aduersarij. C. To diminish the credit of our aduersaries witnesses. Derogare fidem alicui. Cic. Not to credite or belieue: not to trust. Gratiam derogare alicui. Plin. To make one to be lesse in fauour and estimation. In commune nihil derogent. Tac.

I. Prop.: huic legi nec obrogari fas est, neque derogari ex hac aliquid licet, neque tota abrogari potest, Cic. Rep. 3, 22; cf.: de lege aliquid derogare aut legem abrogare, id. Inv. 2, 45, 134; id. Cornel. I. Frag. 11: derogatur legi, cum pars detrahitur, Dig. 16, 102.—

II. Transf., beyond the legal sphere, to take away, detract from, to diminish, to remove, withdraw.

(a). With de: de magnificentia aut de honestate quiddam, Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 175; cf. id. ib. 2, 17, 53: de testium fide, id. Caecin. 1 fin.—

(b). With ex: si quid ex hac ipsa (aequitate) accusator derogat, Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 136.—

(g). With dat. (so most freq.): non mihi tantum derogo, tametsi nihil arrogo, ut, etc., Cic. Rosc. Amm. 32: fidem alicui, id. Fl. 4, 9; id. Div. 2, 71, 146; Luc. 9, 351; Cels. praef.; Lact. Epit. 50, 2; cf. the foll. no. B.; and simply, fidem, Cic. Quint. 23, 75: gratiam nomini, Plin. 7, 28, 29, 104: nihil universorum juri, Tac. A. 13, 27 et saep.—

B. With abstract subjects: quorum virtuti, generi, rebus gestis, fidem et auctoritatem in testimonio cupiditatis suspicio derogavit, Cic. Font. 7; Quint. 9, 3, 102: ubi certam derogat vetustas fidem, Liv. 7, 6, 6.—

C. To disparage, dishonor: et derogastis adversum me verba vostra (i. e. me verbis), Vulg. Ezech. 35, 13.