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deprecate 音标拼音: [d'ɛprək,et] vt. 声明不赞成,抨击,反对 声明不赞成,抨击,反对 deprecate v 1: express strong disapproval of; deplore 2: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" [synonym: {deprecate}, {depreciate}, {vilipend}] deprecate \dep"re*cate\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprecated} (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deprecating} (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de- precari to pray. See {Pray}.] To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to desire the removal of. [archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. To protest against; to advance reasons against. [PJC] His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 3. To disapprove of strongly; to express a low opinion of. [PJC] 44 Moby Thesaurus words for "deprecate":
belittle, bemoan, bewail, de-emphasize, denigrate, deplore, depreciate, derogate, despise, detract, discommend, discountenance, disdain, disesteem, disfavor, disparage, dispraise, disvalue, downplay, frown, hold in contempt, lament, make light of, make little of, make nothing of, minimize, misestimate, misprize, object, play down, put down, ridicule, sell short, set at naught, set little by, shrug off, think little of, think nothing of, underestimate, underplay, underprize, underrate, underreckon, undervalue
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