verb
deprecate
Deprecate (verb) means to express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
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.
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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”).
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What is the meaning of deprecate?
"deprecate" (verb) means to express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
What are the different meanings of deprecate?
"deprecate" has 3 main meanings: 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.