verb
(transitive) To partially repeal (a law etc.).
(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
(ambitransitive) To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened.
(intransitive) To detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.).
(intransitive) To act in a manner below oneself; to debase oneself.
adjective
(obsolete, as a participle) Derogated, annulled in part.
(archaic) Debased, deteriorated.