About The Word Deprecate
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Deprecate
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What's The Definition Of Deprecate?
[v] belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
[v] express strong disapproval of; deplore Synonyms | Synonyms for Deprecate: depreciate Related Terms | Find terms related to Deprecate: belittle | bemoan | bewail | de-emphasize | denigrate | deplore | depreciate | derogate | despise | detract | discommend | discountenance | disdain | disesteem | disfavor | disparage | dispraise | disvalue | downplay | frown | hold in contempt | lament | make light of | make little of | make nothing of | minimize | misestimate | misprize | object | play down | put down | ridicule | sell short | set at naught | set little by | shrug off | think little of | think nothing of | underestimate | underplay | underprize | underrate | underreckon | undervalue See Also | belittle | deflate | disapprove | disparage | pick at | puncture | reject Deprecate In Webster's Dictionary \Dep"re*cate\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Deprecated} (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Deprecating} (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of
deprecari to avert by player, to deprecate; de- + precari to
pray. See {Pray}.]
To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to
desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express
deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly.
His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was
with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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