Antonyms for deprecate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dep-ri-keyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪt |
Definition of deprecate
Origin :- 1620s, "to pray against or for deliverance from," from Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari "to pray (something) away" (see deprecation). Meaning "to express disapproval" is from 1640s. Related: Deprecated, deprecating.
- verb belittle, condemn
- It may shun, deprecate, disparage, but it never despises them.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
- He seemed to deprecate the vigor of my retort and lifted a cautioning hand.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- Daniel kneeled upon his knees to deprecate the captivity of his people.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- They recognise the secret and insidious influences of the Jesuit, and deprecate it.
- Extract from : « Mysticism and its Results » by John Delafield
- There was no grief to console; no anger to deprecate; no wish to be fulfilled.
- Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
- She smiled timidly, as though to deprecate her sister's vengeance.
- Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
- Again and again Erica heard her deprecate the introduction of any public question.
- Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
- The press was silent when it could not venture to deprecate or to condemn me.
- Extract from : « The Plum Tree » by David Graham Phillips
- I deprecate the vice of excessive novel-reading in young persons.
- Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke
- We wish you to state our case; to deprecate the evils we suffer.
- Extract from : « The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) » by John West
Synonyms for deprecate
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