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deprecatedeprecate /ˈdɛprəˌkeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYdeprecateOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin deprecari to keep off by prayer, from precari to pray VERB TABLEdeprecate |
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 |
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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] |