Sentence:  The six-member Committee on Standards and Conduct unanimously recommended that the Senate censure the Connecticut Democrat for behavior that is "contrary to good morals, <WSD>derogates</WSD> from the public trust expected of a Senator, and tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To remove a part, to detract (from) (a quality of excellence, authority etc.). (from 16th c.)