Deprecate

English

Verb

Deprecate (third-person singular simple present Deprecates, present participle deprecating, simple past and past participle deprecated)

1. (formal) to belittle or express disapproval of
2. (computing) to declare something obsolescent, i.e., to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc, that still works but has been replaced
3. (archaic) to pray against

Adverbs for Deprecate

forcibly; timidly; periodically; modestly; markedly; increasingly; hurriedly; mildly; vigorously; pleadingly.

Synonyms for Deprecate

disapprove, regret, deplore, protest, condemn.

Antonyms for Deprecate

commend, endorse, approve.

Derived terms

• self-deprecating

Related terms

• deprecation

Thesaurus

belittle, bemoan, bewail, de-emphasize, denigrate, deplore, depreciate, derogate, despise, detract, discommend, discountenance, disdain, disesteem, disfavor, disparage, dispraise, disvalue, downplay, frown, hold in contempt, lament, make light of, make little of, make nothing of, minimize, misestimate, misprize, object, play down, put down, ridicule, sell short, set at naught, set little by, shrug off, think little of, think nothing of, underestimate, underplay, underprize, underrate, underreckon, undervalue

Etymology

From Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”) < de (“off”) + precari (“to pray”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdeprɪkeɪt/

Translations

express disapproval of

Bulgarian: не одобрявам (bg) Czech: neschvalovat (cs), zavrhovat (cs) Dutch: afkeuren (nl) Finnish: tuomita (fi), paheksua (fi), väheksyä (fi), vähätellä (fi) French: désapprouver (fr) de

German: mißbilligen (de) Ido: desaprobar (io) Italian: deprecare (it) Japanese: 非難する (ja) (hinan-suru)

to discontinue

Finnish: merkitä vanhentuneeksi

Japanese: 終了する (shūryō-suru)

External links

• Deprecate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Deprecate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Deprecate at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Italian

Verb form

deprecate

1. second-person plural present tense and imperative of deprecare

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Latin

Verb

dēprecāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēprecō