Derogate

To “derogate” (DER-uh-gate) - from the Latin for “to propose to repeal part of a law” - is to (1) take away, or (2) deviate from what is expected.

Example (as used by Ciaran Fitzgerald in the Irish Times): “If someone wants to derogate from that and make a choice, then they are free to do it.”

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