单词 | deprecate |
释义 | Word Frequency deprecate(ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪt) verb (transitive) ▶ USAGE Avoid confusion with depreciate 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 Derived forms deprecating (ˈdepreˌcating) adjective deprecatingly (ˈdepreˌcatingly) adverb deprecation (ˌdepreˈcation) noun deprecative (ˈdeprecative) adjective deprecatively (ˈdeprecatively) adverb deprecator (ˈdepreˌcator) noun Word origin C17: from Latin dēprecārī to avert, ward off by entreaty, from de- + precārī to pray |
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