Meaning of deprecate

dep•re•cate

Pronunciation: (dep'ri-kāt"), [key]

— -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

to express earnest disapproval of.
to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).
to depreciate; belittle.
to pray for deliverance from.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

deprecate (Thesaurus)

depravity deprecative

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