Added 3 October 2026
deprecate
/ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/ verb
Latin root: dēprecātus Wiktionary
verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deprecate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
They deprecated the attempt to deny aid to homeless people.
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To belittle, depreciate.
He deprecates any praise of his own merits.
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To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
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Origin
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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