单词	deprecation
释义	deprecatedep‧re‧cate /ˈdeprɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINdeprecate Origin: 1600-1700 Latin deprecari ‘to keep off by prayer’, from precari ‘to pray’ Verb Table VERB TABLE deprecate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they deprecate he, she, it deprecates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they deprecated Present perfect I, you, we, they have deprecated he, she, it has deprecated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had deprecated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will deprecate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have deprecated Continuous Form Present I am deprecating he, she, it is deprecating you, we, they are deprecating Past I, he, she, it was deprecating you, we, they were deprecating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been deprecating he, she, it has been deprecating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been deprecating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be deprecating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been deprecating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Javits deprecated the violence that had occurred during the demonstrations. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Dealers have felt a need to deprecate their own firms' values, to disassociate themselves from them. He shrugged his shoulders and smiled as if deprecating his lack of education. L.G. rather deprecated that saying he was not in love with it. Surely Mr Stewart doesn't deprecate the value of children's television? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► self-deprecating humour (=jokes, funny stories etc in which you criticize or make fun of yourself)· Her self-deprecating humour made the audience howl with laughter. to strongly disapprove of or criticize something—deprecation /ˌdeprɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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