deprecate

Meanings

Verb

express strong disapproval of; deplore
belittle
- "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
To belittle, depreciate.
To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
To pray against.
To regret deeply.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

depreciate, vilipend

Scrabble Score: 14

deprecate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deprecate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deprecate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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