Definition of deprecate Deprecate

/dɛˈpɹʌkejˌt/ - [deprukeyt] - dep•re•cate

We found 9 definitions of deprecate from 6 different sources.

What does deprecate mean?

Verb deprecates, deprecating, deprecated
deprecate - belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
		depreciate, vilipend
		disparage, belittle, pick at express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
		puncture, deflate be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"
deprecate - express strong disapproval of; deplore
		disapprove, reject consider bad or wrong

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deprecate (Verb)
To belittle or express disapproval of.
deprecate (Verb)
To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
deprecate (Verb)
To pray against.

deprecate (v. t.)
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.

deprecate
dep′re-kāt, v.t. to try to ward off by prayer: to desire earnestly the prevention or removal of: to regret deeply: to argue against.—adj. Dep′recable, that is to be deprecated.—n. Deprecā′tion, act of deprecating, earnest prayer, esp. a special petition against some evil, in litanies.—adv. Dep′recatingly.—adjs. Dep′recative, Dep′recatory, tending to avert evil by prayer: having the form of prayer.—n. Dep′recator. [L. deprecāri, deprecātus—de, away, and precāri, to pray.]