English Explanatory Dictionary

deprecate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
  2. To belittle, depreciate.
  3. To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
  4. To pray against.
  5. To regret deeply.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/ /ˈdɛpɹəkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deprecate.wav /ˈdɛp.rɪˌkeɪt/

Word forms

deprecate deprecates deprecating deprecated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēprecātus, perfect active participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from dē- (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

Synonyms

disparage denounce admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash blame scorch blast berate berisp castigate censure charge chastise chew out chide condemn criticize denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise drag dress down eat someone alive excoriate find fault fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody what-for inveigh lace into lambaste lay into lecture light into objurgate pooh-pooh put someone on blast rate read somebody the riot act rebuke reprehend reprimand reproach reprove rip into rubbish savage scold skewer slam slate tear into

Antonyms

recommend endorse praise commend big up cut it fat exaggerate hyperbolize overcharge overdo overemphasize overstate play up stretch three-sheet aggrandize applaud enthrone appraise belaud bepraise cry up eulogize exalt extol glorify honor idolize laud lionize magnify panegyrize puff revere speak well of transfigure venerate worthy

Related words

deprecation discontinue

Derived words

deprecatory self-deprecate
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