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Derogate :: Derogate (v. t.) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.

Detraction :: Detraction (n.) The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny..

Backbiting :: Backbiting (n.) Secret slander; detraction.

Depravation :: Depravation (n.) Detraction; depreciation.

Detracting :: Detracting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Detrac.

Elevate :: Elevate (v. t.) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.

Detract :: Detract (v. i.) To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from..

Defamation :: Defamation (n.) Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion..

Detractive :: Detractive (a.) Tending to detractor draw.

Detracor :: Detracor (n.) One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer.

Ostentation :: Ostentation (n.) The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.

Zoilism :: Zoilism (n.) Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction.

Derogatory :: Derogatory (a.) Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from to, or unto..

Detractingly :: Detractingly (adv.) In a detracting manner.

Derogate :: Derogate (v. i.) To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.

Backbite :: Backbite (v. i.) To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent).

Backbiter :: Backbiter (n.) One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.

Defamer :: Defamer (n.) One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.

Detractiveness :: Detractiveness (n.) The quality of being detractive.

Detractress :: Detractress (n.) A female detractor.

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