non-deprecating
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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| —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 | |
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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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