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

单词	deprecate
释义	deprecate —deprecatingly, adv. —deprecation, n. —deprecator, n. /dep"ri kayt'/, v.t., deprecated, deprecating. 1. to express earnest disapproval of. 2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.). 3. to depreciate; belittle. 4. Archaic. to pray for deliverance from. [1615-25; < L deprecatus prayed against, warded off (ptp. of deprecari), equiv. to de- DE- + prec(ari) to PRAY + -atus -ATE¹] Syn. 1. condemn, denounce, disparage. See decry. Usage. 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.
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