Derogate from. Disparage, detract from, take something from, be derogatory of or to, lessen, diminish, compromise, be hostile to.
Derogation, n. Detraction, disparagement, depreciation.
Derogatory, a. Detracting, dishonoring, depreciative, disparaging.
Descant, n.
- 1. Melody (with variations), song, tune.
- 2. Commentary, animadversion, remarks, series of comments.
- 3. Discourse, discussion, disputation.
- 4. (Mus.) Soprano, treble, highest part in a score.
Descant, v. n. Expatiate, enlarge, dilate, discourse, make remarks, treat copiously, animadvert freely.
Descend, v. n.
- 1. Fall, sink, drop, go down, come down.
- 2. Dismount, alight, get down.
- 3. Go, pass, proceed, be transferred or transmitted or handed down.
- 4. Originate, be derived, take rise.
- 5. Make an attack, make an assault, make a descent.
Descend, v. a. Go down, move down.
Descendants, n. pl. Progeny, posterity, off-spring.
Descendent, a. Descending.
Descent, n.
- 1. Fall, coming down.
- 2. Going down, descending, journey or voyage down.
- 3. Declivity, slope.