rog-, roga-, -rogate, -rogation, -rogatory
(Latin: ask, inquiry, request, beg; propose)
abdicate, abrogate, arrogate, derogate, delegate, delegate, delicate
abdicate (AB duh kayt") (verb)
1. To formally renounce, which is commonly done by a monarch of a throne; vacate a throne, relinquish, abandon: "Edward VIII of England decided to abdicate the throne so he could marry a commoner."
2. To give up one's responsibilities, office, duties, or rights: "Rafael chose to abdicate his responsibilities as a father and so his family never saw him again."
2. To give up one's responsibilities, office, duties, or rights: "Rafael chose to abdicate his responsibilities as a father and so his family never saw him again."
abrogate (AB ruh gayt") (verb)
1. To abolish or to annul by authority; to nullify, to cancel: "Henry associated himself with those who believe that Congress should abrogate the current tax law."
2. Not doing that which is required of a person or a group of people: "The banking officials were accused of trying to abrogate their duties."
2. Not doing that which is required of a person or a group of people: "The banking officials were accused of trying to abrogate their duties."
arrogate (AIR uh gayt") (verb)
1. To claim, to take, to appropriate, or to assume for oneself without right; as when a person will determine certain privileges for himself: "Monroe did indeed arrogate to himself the powers of a general."
"Some U.S. Presidents have decided to arrogate the power of congress to declare war."
2. To assign or to attribute to another person without justification: "Neil accused the neighbor woman of wanting to arrogate to herself the power to punish people."derogate (DER uh gayt") (verb)
1. To take away or to detract: "Senator Johnson was warned that such a statement will derogate his reputation."
2. To say or to suggest that someone, or something, is not worthy of respect or is not important: "There were times when the man's wife would derogate him for not achieving better pay with his company."
2. To say or to suggest that someone, or something, is not worthy of respect or is not important: "There were times when the man's wife would derogate him for not achieving better pay with his company."
delegate (DEL i git); (noun)
Someone who is authorized or sent to speak and act for others; representative, as at a convention: "Every state will send a delegate to the convention."
delegate (DEL i gayt"), (verb)
To entrust (authority, power, etc.) to a person acting as one's agent or representative; entrust, assign, give over, charge, commit to the care of: "Cheryl wants to delegate her power of attorney to her nephew."
A delegate is someone who is sent with authority to represent another or others; to delegate work or authority is to transfer or to send it to another person.
delicate (DEL i kit) (adjective)
1. Pleasing in its lightness, mildness, subtlety, etc. (a delicate flavor, odor, color, etc.); fine, dainty, exquisite, elegant: "Queen Anne wore a long gown of delicate silk."
2. Easily damaged, spoiled, fragile, frail, perishable; dainty: "The plate was so delicate that Sarah was afraid to wash it."
3. Frail, feeble, debilitated, weakened; infirm, unwell, sickly, ailing: "Marie and Jamie were concerned about their little girl's delicate condition."
4. Palatable, savory, delicious, appetizing, luscious: "Debra Rogers, the hostess, presented a tray of delicate food to her guests."
5. Soft, muted, subdued: "Ted and Cheryl had the walls of their apartment painted with a delicate blue."
6. Exquisite, minute, detailed: "Clyde and Donna admired the delicate workmanship on the bronze doors."
7. Tactful, tasteful, diplomatic, careful, sensitive, refined: "Jessie Brown, the public relations manager, handled the situation in a delicate manner."
2. Easily damaged, spoiled, fragile, frail, perishable; dainty: "The plate was so delicate that Sarah was afraid to wash it."
3. Frail, feeble, debilitated, weakened; infirm, unwell, sickly, ailing: "Marie and Jamie were concerned about their little girl's delicate condition."
4. Palatable, savory, delicious, appetizing, luscious: "Debra Rogers, the hostess, presented a tray of delicate food to her guests."
5. Soft, muted, subdued: "Ted and Cheryl had the walls of their apartment painted with a delicate blue."
6. Exquisite, minute, detailed: "Clyde and Donna admired the delicate workmanship on the bronze doors."
7. Tactful, tasteful, diplomatic, careful, sensitive, refined: "Jessie Brown, the public relations manager, handled the situation in a delicate manner."
The female senator decided to abdicate her senatorial seat after she abrogated a decision that would arrogate her right to become a delegate of a congressional committee when a political opponent felt the need to derogate her because of her delicate physical condition.
abrogate (AB ruh gayt") (verb), abrogates; abrogated; abrogating
1. To abolish or to annul by authority; to nullify, to cancel: "Congress once passed laws prohibiting the sale of liquor in the U.S.; however, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution abrogated those laws and now alcohol may be legally sold."
"The Board of Directors at the museum decided to abrogate entrance fees for senior citizens."
2. To repeal, to annul, or to abolish something formally and publicly; especially, a law: "The king decided to abrogate the old law regarding poaching during the summer holidays.""The new law abrogated the old law about paying parking fines."
"They will be abrogating the decision to increase student grants after the next election."
1. The cancellation or nullification of something in a formal and official way: "The abrogation of the treaty took place when there was evidence which suggested that the other nations had failed to honor the agreements."
2. An official or legal cancellation because of the failure of someone to do what is required: "The company lost the government contract when the abrogation of their costs of construction exceeded the limits."
2. An official or legal cancellation because of the failure of someone to do what is required: "The company lost the government contract when the abrogation of their costs of construction exceeded the limits."
arrogance (s) (noun)
1. The state or quality of being overbearing with pride: "It was his arrogance that made him believe he could treat the woman so badly and still get by with it."
2. An offensive display of superiority or self-importance: "They were shocked by the arrogance of his comments during the meeting."
2. An offensive display of superiority or self-importance: "They were shocked by the arrogance of his comments during the meeting."
1. An attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or with presumptuous claims or assumptions: "The supervisor was admired for her competence, but she developed a strong dislike among the employees for her arrogancies when she ordered them to do more than is normally required."
2. A disagreeable behavior: "He was asked to leave the room because his arrogancy was offending everyone there."
2. A disagreeable behavior: "He was asked to leave the room because his arrogancy was offending everyone there."
arrogant (adjective)
1. Feeling or showing self-importance and contempt, or disregard, for others: "The arrogant attorney was given a warning by the judge to take it easy."
2. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance: "He is the top student in the class and he often is arrogant when he criticizes his fellow class mates."
2. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance: "He is the top student in the class and he often is arrogant when he criticizes his fellow class mates."
arrogantly (adverb)
A reference to being marked by, or arising from, a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: "The boss's son was arrogantly overbearing and haughty with the other workers."
arrogate (AIR uh gayt"), arrogates, arrogated, arrogating (verbs)
1. To claim, to take, to appropriate, or to assume for oneself without right: "He arrogated to himself the powers of a General."
"Some Presidents have arrogated to themselves the power of Congress to declare war."
2. To assign or to attribute to another person without justification: "He accused the woman of arrogating to herself the power to punish people."
1. A claim to, or a seizure, without justification: "The university police were condemned for using arrogations to arbitrarily pepper spray the demonstrating students and arresting them when they complained about the pains in their eyes."
2. The unjust assumption of rights, or privileges, to something of which a person does not have rights for or privileges to: "The arrogations of the French aristocracy are said to have helped lead to the French Revolution."
2. The unjust assumption of rights, or privileges, to something of which a person does not have rights for or privileges to: "The arrogations of the French aristocracy are said to have helped lead to the French Revolution."
derogate (DER uh gayt"), derogates; derogated, derogating (verbs)
1. To take away; to belittle or seek to lower by suggesting that something or someone is not important or worthy of respect: "To derogate a person’s authority is to undermine it, and to derogate someone’s rights is to restrict them."
"The queen felt that summoning a parliament would derogate from her royal authority."
"The book derogated the achievements of the former president of the company."
2. To stray from a standard or expectation; to deviate: "He committed an intellectual error that will derogate from his reputation as a scholar."
1. A partial repeal, or abolition, of a law: "The state government passed a derogation of some social services because it was costing too much to maintain them."
2. A deviation from a rule or law; especially, one which is specifically provided for: "The Senate Committee required new data in order to determine which sectors of the law would qualify for the derogation."
3. The act of belittling, or criticizing, someone or something: "The radio talk-show host used derogations to discredit the politician's positions on how to improve the nation's economic situation."
2. A deviation from a rule or law; especially, one which is specifically provided for: "The Senate Committee required new data in order to determine which sectors of the law would qualify for the derogation."
3. The act of belittling, or criticizing, someone or something: "The radio talk-show host used derogations to discredit the politician's positions on how to improve the nation's economic situation."
derogative (adjective)
Tending to be detractive or disparaging: "The way some politicians are making so many derogative remarks about their fellow political party candidates, it makes some people negative about all of those who are running for office from that party."
derogatively (adverb)
Pertaining to disparaging or speaking about someone in a disrespectful way: "He was a good manager in that at least he never derogatively criticized an employee in front of the other workers."
derogatory, more derogatory, most derogatory (adjectives)
1. An expression of criticism or a low opinion: "He was accused of making derogatory remarks about his employer."
2. A reference to tendencies to diminish the merits or reputations of people or things: "The Republican candidates have been making too many derogatory remarks about each other which provides the Democrats with all kinds of reasons for the citizens not to vote for any of them."
2. A reference to tendencies to diminish the merits or reputations of people or things: "The Republican candidates have been making too many derogatory remarks about each other which provides the Democrats with all kinds of reasons for the citizens not to vote for any of them."
1. A punctuation mark in the form of a question mark superimposed on an exclamation point, used to end a simultaneous question and exclamation.
2. A rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark (‽) intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
2. A rarely used, nonstandard English-language punctuation mark (‽) intended to combine the functions of a question mark and an exclamation point.
The "bang" in interrobang is a printer's slang term for an exclamation point.
The typographical character resembles those marks superimposed one over the other. In informal writing, the same effect is achieved by placing the exclamation point after or before the question mark, e.g. "What?!" or "What!?".
A sentence ending with an interrobang either asks a question in an excited manner or expresses excitement or disbelief in the form of a question: "You forgot to put gas in the car?!"
