;Posted on 11/20/2013 5:19:48 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, November 20, 2013-- derogate
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
derogate [v. der-uh-geyt; adj. der-uh-git, -geyt]
verb, der•o•gat•ed, der•o•gat•ing, adjective
verb (used without object)
1. to detract, as from authority, estimation, etc. (usually followed by from).
2. to stray in character or conduct; degenerate (usually followed by from).
verb (used with object)
3. to disparage or belittle.
4. Archaic. to take away (a part) so as to impair the whole.
adjective
5. Archaic. debased.
Origin: 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dērogātus repealed, restricted (past participle of dērogāre ), equivalent to dē- de- + rog ( āre ) to ask + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
der•o•ga•tion, noun
non•der•o•ga•tion, noun
un•der•o•gat•ing, adjective
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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Tide Pods are great, but parents need to take responsibility and keep them away from the little ones.
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Here you go. Don’t spend it all in one place. :)
But derogate my homework.
From what I recall of the AFC broadcasts on NBC in the 70's,
Al was a gentleman & didn't Derogate the players or the game ...
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Nice use of the word as an adjective.
Kennedy screwed Marilyn Monroe.
God only knows who Clinton screwed.
Obama screwed everybody.
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De dog went rogue.
You stole mine. You completely derogated the snarky comment I was going to make about the abysmal roll out of this abject failure.
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A rarely used over-max grade for
coming up with the obscure Al Derogatis.
“Dero” worked famously with Marty Glickman (whom,
without bragging too much, I can imitate perfectly)
and could predict the upcoming play with such fantastic
accuracy that there were rumors that he was being signaled
by the Giants’ bench in advance.
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It’s hard to think of today’s word without Obamacare springing to mind.
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The difference between republican and democrat is often an issue of whether we want to go bankrupt slowly or quickly.
Despite being derogated mercilessly and unjustly by liberals for the last several years, W demonstrates that he is still more presidential and classy than zero will ever be.
'There's a Rembrandt trapped in this body': George W. Bush presents Jay Leno...
Oh, and in case you didn't know ...
Only 35 days until Christmas.
Bah Humbug! I have barely begun my shopping.
American’s yearn to vent
dropped O to 37%.
Comedians do derogate
the president’s Obamagate
while we all wail a lament.
37% approval ratings have O on the defense. A small token for those of us who have been in pain for all these years.
....how sweet is that salute?
And that's on a good day.
Hmmmn.
If you accidentally drop your Tide Pod in the washing machine, does de dirty rugroget cleaner faster?
With each press gaggle given
It seems that Carney’s goal
Is further derogated by
His rush to damage control
It isn’t even well thought out-
But with no resolution in sight
Obamacare will not go gently
Into a well-deserved goodnight
Thieves can hack the website-
But if you can get in some way
To choose overpriced insurance
You’ll find no place to pay...
Tide Pods are the biggest scam pulled on the American public since one hour martinizing.
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