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Meaning of 'deprecate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deprecate [ v. t.]
- To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly.

Meaning of 'deprecate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deprecate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- belittle
Example in sentence:
  • The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts

Nearby Words:

depaint depainted depainter depainting depardieux depart departable departed departer departing

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