deprecate
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rɪˌkeɪt verb (used with object), dep·re·cat·ed, dep·re·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; < Latin dēprecātus prayed against, warded off (past participle of dēprecārī), equivalent to dē- de- + prec(ārī) to pray + -ātus -ate1
1615–25; < Latin dēprecātus prayed against, warded off (past participle of dēprecārī), equivalent to dē- de- + prec(ārī) to pray + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
dep·re·ca·tion, noun
dep·re·ca·tor, noun
half-dep·re·cat·ing, adjective
half-dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
non·dep·re·cat·ing, adjective
non·dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
un·dep·re·cat·ed, adjective
un·dep·re·cat·ing, adjective
un·dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
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.
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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deprecate (ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to express disapproval of; protest against |
| 2. | to depreciate (a person, someone's character, etc); belittle |
| 3. | archaic to try to ward off by prayer |
| [C17: from Latin dēprecārī to avert, ward off by entreaty, from | |
| 'deprecating | |
| —adj | |
| 'deprecatingly | |
| —adv | |
| depre'cation | |
| —n | |
| 'deprecative | |
| —adj | |
| 'deprecatively | |
| —adv | |
| 'deprecator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
deprecate
1620s, "to pray against or for deliverance from," from L. deprecat-, pp. stem of deprecari "to pray (something) away" (see deprecation). Meaning "to express disapproval" is from 1640s. Related: Deprecated, deprecating.
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Example sentences
To bespeak the importance of small parks is not to deprecate the importance of big ones.
He teaches but does not deprecate - at least publicly.
The lawyer should do nothing to deprecate the bank's functions or its importance in the field of estate planning.
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
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