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deprecative

[dep-ri-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv]

adjective

serving to deprecate; deprecatory.

Origin:
1480–90; (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin dēprecātīvus, equivalent to dēprecāt(us) (see deprecate) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

dep·re·ca·tive·ly, adverb

non·dep·re·ca·tive, adjective

non·dep·re·ca·tive·ly, adverb

un·dep·re·ca·tive, adjective

un·dep·re·ca·tive·ly, adverb

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deprecate (ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪt)

—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 de- + precārī to pray]



'deprecating

—*adj*

'deprecatingly

—*adv*

depre'cation

—n

'deprecative

—*adj*

'deprecatively

—*adv*

'deprecator

—n

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