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deprecate en · VERB

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/ˈdɛp.rɪˌkeɪt/ (General-American)
/ˈdɛpɹəkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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”).

Meanings

(transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- They deprecated the attempt to deny aid to homeless people.
- She deprecated any action which might disturb the peace.
- He spoke of Ethel continually; entreated her to forgive him; deprecated her coldness; and implored her to retract her refusal. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Return to Courtenaye Hall”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 150:
(transitive) To belittle, depreciate.
- Prior to the 1980s, Australian English had been widely deprecated by Australians themselves, principally as a result of a sense of inferiority known as "cultural cringe". 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 295:
- He deprecates any praise of his own merits.
(transitive) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
- A deprecated function works in the currently released version of Perl 5 but may not be supported in future releases of Perl 5. 2003, Dave Evans et al., Perl, CGI, and JavaScript Complete, Sybex, →ISBN:
- It is still supported but strongly deprecated.
- The 'bold' tag has been deprecated in favour of the 'strong' tag.
(archaic, transitive) To pray against.
- And in deprecating of Evil, we make an humble Acknowledgement of Guilt; and of God’s Juſtice in chaſtizing, as well as Clemency, in ſparing the Guilty. 1701, Nehemiah Grew, Cosmologia Sacra, London: W. Rogers, S. Smith, and B. Walford, page 126:
- […], though the Temporal Judgments which We Deprecate, are not remov’d. 1712, George Smalridge, A Sermon, Preach’d at the Royal Chapel at St. James’s on Wedneſday, January the 16th, 1711/12, London: Jonah Bowyer, page 18:
(archaic, transitive) To regret deeply.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
deprecates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
deprecated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
deprecated	Tense=Past	lexicographic
deprecating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

Translations (85)

cs zavrhovat (express disapproval of) · gl desvaler (express disapproval of) · gl desgabar (pray against) · cmn 深深後悔 /深深后悔 (regret deeply) · sv avråda (declare obsolescent) · pl dezaktualizować (declare obsolescent) · fi tuomita (express disapproval of) · nl afkeuren (express disapproval of) · fi vähätellä (express disapproval of) · gl aviltar (pray against) · ru приостана́вливать (declare obsolescent) · pt descontinuar (declare obsolescent) · gl apouvigar (declare obsolescent) · cmn 淘汰 (declare obsolescent) · gl abafallar (pray against) · cs neschvalovat (express disapproval of) · de ablehnen (express disapproval of) · he הכריז כמיושן (declare obsolescent) · fi poistaa käytöstä (declare obsolescent) · ru не одобря́ть (express disapproval of) · gl desbotar (declare obsolescent) · de missbilligen (express disapproval of) · ru прекраща́ть (declare obsolescent) · fi paheksua (express disapproval of) · cs odmítat (express disapproval of) · gl alrotar (pray against) · fi merkitä vanhentuneeksi (declare obsolescent) · de beten dagegen (pray against) · hu elavultnak minősít (declare obsolescent) · ru возража́ть (express disapproval of) · ru ре́зко осужда́ть (express disapproval of) · ru приостанови́ть (declare obsolescent) · gl refugar (declare obsolescent) · gl deslouvar (pray against) · de als überholt einstufen (declare obsolescent) · fi katua syvästi (regret deeply) · fi rukoilla vastaan (pray against) · no utdatere (declare obsolescent) · cs nesouhlasit (express disapproval of) · eo arkaikigi (declare obsolescent) · gl bafar (pray against) · ja 非難する (express disapproval of) · fi väheksyä (express disapproval of) · hu rosszall (express disapproval of) · fr désapprouver de (express disapproval of) · de als veraltet einstufen (declare obsolescent) · cmn 反對 /反对 (express disapproval of) · sv ta avstånd från (pray against) · pl unieważniać (declare obsolescent) · sv avsvära (pray against) · cs snižovat (belittle) · pt depreciar (express disapproval of) · cmn 棄用 /弃用 (declare obsolescent) · pl unieważnić (declare obsolescent) · ru выступа́ть про́тив (express disapproval of) · gl aviltar (declare obsolescent) · nl als verouderd verklaren (declare obsolescent) · gl deprezar (express disapproval of) · gl estoxar (declare obsolescent) · fi vähätellä (belittle) · bg не одобря́вам (express disapproval of) · cmn 祈禱反對 /祈祷反对 (pray against) · ru прекрати́ть (declare obsolescent) · cmn 貶低 /贬低 (belittle) · pl zdezaktualizować (declare obsolescent) · gl reprobar (express disapproval of) · sv avsvära (express disapproval of) · sv avstyrka (express disapproval of) · hu helytelenít (express disapproval of) · cmn 深感遺憾 /深感遗憾 (regret deeply) · ja 終了する (declare obsolescent) · gl aldraxar (pray against) · ru протестова́ть (express disapproval of) · sv avråda (express disapproval of) · cmn 輕視 /轻视 (belittle) · de nicht gutheißen (express disapproval of) · cmn 抗議 /抗议 (express disapproval of) · cs znevažovat (belittle) · ru возрази́ть (express disapproval of) · hu elítél (express disapproval of) · sv avsäga (pray against) · it deprecare (express disapproval of) · io desaprobar (express disapproval of) · es deprecar (pray against) · eo mallaŭdi (express disapproval of)

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