deprecate

Definition of Deprecate in English :

1. deprecate

express strong disapproval of; deplore

2. deprecate, depreciate, vilipend

belittle

Example Sentences:
'The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Deprecate

verb (transitive)

1.

to express disapproval of; protest against

2.

to depreciate (a person, someone's character, etc); belittle

3. archaic

to try to ward off by prayer

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdepreˌcated or ˈdepreˌcating

1.

to feel and express disapproval of; plead against

2.

to depreciate; belittle

3. Archaic

to try to avert by prayer

tr.v. de·pre·cat·ed, de·pre·cat·ing, de·pre·cates

1. To express disapproval of; deplore.

2. To belittle; depreciate.

3. Computers To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out.