dep·re·cate

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• 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… …   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