deprecate
verb (used with object)
to express earnest disapproval of.
was deprecating
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past progressiveof deprecate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In 1861 when Cavour was deprecating angry protests from the European powers against his invasion of the Marches, he used words of extraordinary foresight to the representative of Prussia.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
Nothing more was heard of the poor Governor beyond a faint, moaning sound; whether he was deprecating the tempest, or being actually strangled, became a matter of grave speculation.
From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Edward Wilson Landor
The gaze that met his was deprecating and embarrassed, but frank as a child's.
From Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
No, no, Adolph," he said, one day, as Adolph was deprecating the passing of power out of his hands; "let Tom alone.
From Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Charles felt that he was not showing to advantage, and that he was giving rise to the very surmises about the motives of his conversion which he was deprecating.
From Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert by John Henry Newman
