deprecate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deprecate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deprecate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deprecate v express strong disapproval of; deplore belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" Synonym(s): deprecate, depreciate, vilipend
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deprecate \Dep"recate\ (d[ecr]p"r[esl]k[amac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprecated} (-k[amac]`t[ecr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deprecating} (-k[amac]`t[icr]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of deprecari to avert by player, to deprecate; de- + precari to pray. See {Pray}.] To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly. His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W. Scott.