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to deprecate
01
to treat something or someone as if they are unimportant or worthless
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
deprecate
3rd person singular
deprecates
Present participle
deprecating
Past simple
deprecated
Past participle
deprecated
Examples
The teacher deprecated careless answers.
02
to not support and be against something or someone
Examples
The mayor deprecated the use of violence as a means of protest, urging citizens to seek peaceful alternatives.
Lexical Tree
deprecating
deprecation
depreciate
deprecate
deprec
