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dep·re·cate

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–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

1.	to express earnest disapproval of.

2.	to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).

3.	to depreciate; belittle.

4.	Archaic. to pray for deliverance from.

[Origin: 1615–25; < L déprecātus prayed against, warded off (ptp. of déprecārī), equiv. to dé- de- + prec(ārī) to pray + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb

dep·re·ca·tion, noun

dep·re·ca·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1. condemn, denounce, disparage. See decry.

—Usage note An early and still the most current sense of deprecate is “to express disapproval of.” In a sense development still occasionally criticized by a few, deprecate has come to be synonymous with the similar but etymologically unrelated word depreciate in the sense “belittle”: The author modestly deprecated the importance of his work. In compounds with self-, deprecate has almost totally replaced depreciate in modern usage: Her self-deprecating account of her career both amused and charmed the audience.

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dep·re·cate Audio Help (děp'rĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. de·pre·cat·ed, de·pre·cat·ing, de·pre·cates

To express disapproval of; deplore.
To belittle; depreciate.

[Latin dēprecārī, dēprecāt-, to ward off by prayer : dē-, de- + precārī, to pray; see prek- in Indo-European roots.]

dep're·cat'ing·ly adv., dep're·ca'tion n., dep're·ca'tor n.

Usage Note: The first and fully accepted meaning of deprecate is "to express disapproval of." But the word has steadily encroached on the meaning of depreciate. It is now used, almost to the exclusion of depreciate, in the sense "to belittle or mildly disparage," as in He deprecated his own contribution. In an earlier survey, this newer sense was approved by a majority of the Usage Panel.

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deprecated
Said of a program or feature that is considered obsolescent and in the process of being phased out, usually in favour of a specified replacement. Deprecated features can, unfortunately, linger on for many years. This term appears with distressing frequency in standards documents when the committees writing the documents realise that large amounts of extant (and presumably happily working) code depend on the feature(s) that have passed out of favour.
See also dusty deck.
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(1995-04-19)