dep|re|cate

dep|re|cate
dep|re|cate «DEHP ruh kayt», transitive verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing.
1. to express strong disapproval of; plead against; protest against: »

Lovers of peace deprecate war.

2. to belittle; disparage: »

It must take an unusual amount of moxie to deprecate Richard Rodgers' music (Dorothy Kilgallen). Without deprecating the value of what currently is being done on the air, it would seem sensible to explore further [what] the best means (New York Times).

3. Archaic. to seek to avert by prayer.
╂[< Latin dēprecārī (with English -ate1) plead in excuse; avert by prayer < dē- away + precārī pray < prex, precis prayer]
Usage Deprecate, depreciate, although overlapping in meaning, were not synonymous. Deprecate meant to protest against; depreciate meant to belittle: »

Many deprecate the commercialism of intercollegiate football. Few depreciate the benefits of exercise.

 Now even the best writers have melded the two to become one.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dep·re·cate — …   Useful english dictionary

  • dep — dep; dep·er·i·tion; dep·i·late; dep·i·la·tion; dep·i·lous; dep·lo·ra·tion; dep·o·si·tion; dep·o·si·tion·al; dep·ra·va·tion; dep·re·cate; dep·re·ca·tion; dep·re·ca·tive; dep·re·ca·to·ry; dep·re·date; dep·re·da·tion; dep·re·da·tor; dep·re·da·to·ry; …   English syllables

  • cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… …   English syllables

  • deprecate — dep·re·cate …   English syllables

  • deprecate — dep•re•cate [[t]ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to express earnest disapproval of 2) to depreciate; belittle • Etymology: 1615–25; < L dēprecātus, ptp. of dēprecārī to beg relief from, deprecate =dē de +precārī to pray dep′re•cat… …   From formal English to slang

  • deprecate — dep|re|cate [ˈdeprıkeıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: deprecari to keep off by prayer , from precari to pray ] to strongly disapprove of or criticize something >deprecation [ˌdeprıˈkeıʃən] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • deprecate — dep|re|cate [ deprə,keıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to criticize something strongly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • re — ab·re·act; ab·re·ac·tion; ab·re·ac·tive; acan·tho·ce·re·us; ad·re·nal·ec·to·mize; ad·re·nal·ec·to·my; ad·re·ner·gic; ad·re·nox·ine; ai·mo·re; ai·re; ala·re; al·bo·ci·ne·re·ous; ama·re·vo·le; an·ax·ag·o·re·an; an·gu·la·re; an·ti·py·re·sis;… …   English syllables

  • deprecate — dep re*cate (d[e^]p r[ e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprecated} ( k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deprecating} ( k[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de + precari to pray. See {Pray}.] To pray… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deprecated — deprecate dep re*cate (d[e^]p r[ e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprecated} ( k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deprecating} ( k[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de + precari to pray. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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