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deprecate

[ dep-ri-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, dep·re·cat·ed, dep·re·cat·ing.
  1. to express earnest disapproval of:

    The physician’s committee moved to deprecate the standard American diet.

    Synonyms: minimize, decry, disparage, denounce, condemn

  2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).
  3. to depreciate; belittle:

    How can companies redress the experiences of marginalized team members whose voices are being deprecated in the workplace?

  4. Computers. to cease supporting or recommending the use of (older elements, features, or versions of software):

    The publisher deprecates products after five years or if more than two more recent versions are available.

  5. Archaic. to pray for deliverance from.


deprecate

/ ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. to express disapproval of; protest against
  2. to depreciate (a person, someone's character, etc); belittle
  3. archaic.
    to try to ward off by prayer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdepreˈcation, noun
  • ˈdepreˌcatingly, adverb
  • ˈdepreˌcator, noun
  • ˈdepreˌcating, adjective
  • ˈdeprecatively, adverb
  • ˈdeprecative, adjective
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Other Words From

  • dep·re·cat·ing·ly adverb
  • dep·re·ca·tion [dep-ri-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • dep·re·ca·tor noun
  • half-dep·re·cat·ing adjective
  • half-dep·re·cat·ing·ly adverb
  • non·dep·re·cat·ing adjective
  • non·dep·re·cat·ing·ly adverb
  • un·dep·re·cat·ing adjective
  • un·dep·re·cat·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deprecate1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin dēprecātus “prayed against, warded off” (past participle of dēprecārī ), equivalent to dē- “away from, out of“ + precārī “to pray” + -ātus past participle suffix; de-, pray, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deprecate1

C17: from Latin dēprecārī to avert, ward off by entreaty, from de- + precārī to pray
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Synonym Study

See decry.
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Example Sentences

“It’s so self deprecating without being pandering, you know?”

As early as 1989, Gaines had conceived of a show that would juxtapose powerful contemporary work by Black Americans with deprecating excerpts by art critics, highlighting the profound mismeasure of these artists’ achievements.

Now 23% prefer getting local news from social media, even though social media invests zero dollars in its own journalism and increasingly deprecates professional news on its platforms.

The latter, with its intro of “La-las,” was unlike anything on the radio at the time and with Holland’s deprecating lyrics about not having self-esteem, it was a song that struck a chord.

The company will “deprecate” the news tab — a Facebook feature to prominently display news material — for users in the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

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