英语词汇“deprecate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

deprecatedeprecate /ˈdɛprəˌkeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYdeprecate

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin deprecari to keep off by prayer, from precari to pray

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

to disapprove of or criticize something strongly: Congressional leaders deprecated the military’s lack of action. [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin deprecari to keep off by prayer, from precari to pray]—deprecation /ˌdɛprəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]