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DEROGATE
Definition of DEROGATE
verb
To partially repeal (a law etc.).
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Late Middle English derogaten, from derogat(e) (“annulled, abrogated”, used participially and later as the past participle of derogaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix) borrowed from Latin dērogātus, perfect passive participle of dērogō (“to annul, repeal part of a law, take away, detract from”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dē- (“from”) + rogō (“to ask, enquire; to propose a law”). Sporadic participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.2%
of traced words share this origin (10,073)
branch · 33.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEROGATE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEROGATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEROGATE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEROGA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found DEROGATE?
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