deprecate
to express earnest disapproval of: The physician’s committee moved to deprecate the standard American diet.
to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).
to depreciate; belittle: How can companies redress the experiences of marginalized team members whose voices are being deprecated in the workplace?
Computers. to cease supporting or recommending the use of (older elements, features, or versions of software): The publisher deprecates products after five years or if more than two more recent versions are available.
Archaic. to pray for deliverance from.
Origin of deprecate
1synonym study For deprecate
word story For deprecate
In an evolution 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.
Other words for deprecate
Other words from deprecate
- dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
- dep·re·ca·tion [dep-ri-key-shuhn], /ˌdɛp rɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, 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·ing, adjective
- un·dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with deprecate
- deprecate , depreciate (see word story at the current entry)
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How to use deprecate in a sentence
Then as they glanced into the general room again, the trooper looked deprecatingly at his officer.
Winston of the Prairie | Harold BindlossAnd he smiled as he deprecatingly looked up and down my somewhat small and slight figure.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie Chaplin"I learned to play jest a little," said Si deprecatingly, and getting very red in the face.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroy"I'm makin' up my hat agen," she said, almost deprecatingly.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett"It is not you who are too late; it was I who was too early," Millar said deprecatingly.
The Devil | Joseph O'Brien
British Dictionary definitions for deprecate
/ (ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪt) /
to express disapproval of; protest against
to depreciate (a person, someone's character, etc); belittle
archaic to try to ward off by prayer
Origin of deprecate
1confusable For deprecate
Derived forms of deprecate
- deprecating, adjective
- deprecatingly, adverb
- deprecation, noun
- deprecative, adjective
- deprecatively, adverb
- deprecator, noun
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