Compliment and Derogate

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Compliment verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.

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Derogate is an antonym for compliment.

Derogate verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

Usage example: there's no need to derogate him as a human being just because you disagree with him politically

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Compliment is an antonym for derogate in topics: praise, take away.

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