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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dep•re•cate /ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to express disapproval of; urge reasons against.
- to speak of as having little value;
belittle.
dep•re•ca•ting, adj. dep•re•ca•tion /ˌdɛprɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] dep•re•ca•to•ry /ˈdɛprɪkəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dep•re•cate (dep′ri kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to express earnest disapproval of.
- to urge reasons against;
protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.). - to depreciate;
belittle. - [Archaic.]to pray for deliverance from.
- Latin dēprecātus prayed against, warded off (past participle of dēprecārī), equivalent. to dē- de- + prec(ārī) to pray + -ātus -ate1
- 1615–25
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged condemn, denounce, disparage. See decry.
An early and still the most current sense of deprecate is "to express disapproval of.'' In a sense development still occasionally criticized by a few, deprecate has come to be synonymous with the similar but etymologically unrelated word depreciate in the sense "belittle'':The author modestly deprecated the importance of his work.In compounds with self-, deprecate has almost totally replaced depreciate in modern usage:Her self-deprecating account of her career both amused and charmed the audience. |