Deprecate
verb
To express disapproval of.
I deprecate this kind of behavior in the classroom.
Often appears as...
- deprecate one's own actions
- deprecate someone's behavior
verb
To protest against.
They continued to deprecate the use of excessive force.
Often appears as...
- deprecate the use
- deprecate the practice
verb
To express a wish to avert, humbly urging against something.
In his speech, he deprecated the potential consequences of war.
Often appears as...
- deprecate the consequences
- deprecate the outcome
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To express disapproval of.
I deprecate this kind of behavior in the classroom.
Often appears as...
- deprecate one's own actions
- deprecate someone's behavior
verb
To protest against.
They continued to deprecate the use of excessive force.
Often appears as...
- deprecate the use
- deprecate the practice
verb
To express a wish to avert, humbly urging against something.
In his speech, he deprecated the potential consequences of war.
Often appears as...
- deprecate the consequences
- deprecate the outcome
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
The term carries a mild sense of disapproval without strong emotion.
Many people deprecate littering in parks.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Confrontational
'Deprecate' is less forceful and less confrontational than words like 'condemn'.
I deprecate the decision, but I will abide by it.
Pro Tip 3/3Polite Disapproval
Use 'deprecate' to politely express disapproval, often in formal or professional contexts.
We deprecate any sort of discriminatory remarks at our firm.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
The term carries a mild sense of disapproval without strong emotion.
Many people deprecate littering in parks.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Confrontational
'Deprecate' is less forceful and less confrontational than words like 'condemn'.
I deprecate the decision, but I will abide by it.
Pro Tip 3/3Polite Disapproval
Use 'deprecate' to politely express disapproval, often in formal or professional contexts.
We deprecate any sort of discriminatory remarks at our firm.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
The term carries a mild sense of disapproval without strong emotion.
Many people deprecate littering in parks.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Confrontational
'Deprecate' is less forceful and less confrontational than words like 'condemn'.
I deprecate the decision, but I will abide by it.
Pro Tip 3/3Polite Disapproval
Use 'deprecate' to politely express disapproval, often in formal or professional contexts.
We deprecate any sort of discriminatory remarks at our firm.
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some young pups that were born in the wild the mother of this litter was cost deprecating on some sheep and was legally removed from an area where non-lethal tools had been working and after they removed her they found again
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Researching How to Live...
some young pups that were born in the wild the mother of this litter was cost deprecating on some sheep and was legally removed from an area where non-lethal tools had been working and after they removed her they found again
Video examples
Vampire Bats Nesting in...
listen my glove you can see where they've been deprecated down the room then that all be blood flow a healthy population of vampire bats signals there are plenty of animals to feed on
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Quote examples
Murray Rothbard
American Economist
To deprecate human reason by saying that none of us is or can be omniscient is absurd, for it takes an impossible standard as the judge of a possible and real condition. All of our knowledge we get from the exercise of our reason; to say that no man can be God and know everything is to take an irrational standard of evaluation.
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Bret Stephens
American Journalist
It's easy to deprecate some of the puffery and jingoism that often go with affirmations of 'American greatness.' It's also easy to confuse greatness with perfection, as if evidence of our shortcomings is proof of our mediocrity.
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Albert J. Nock
American Philosopher
Learning has always been made much of, but forgetting has always been deprecated; therefore pedantry has pretty well established itself throughout the modern world at the expense of culture.
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Jim Broadbent
American Actor
It's so easy as a child to identify with 'Winnie-the-Pooh.' The humour doesn't talk down at you. It's a very grown up humour - a little bit ironic, a bit self deprecating.
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Simon Pegg
British Comedian
I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.
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Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scottish Writer
I wonder that among all the evils deprecated in the Liturgy, no one thought of inserting flitting. Is there any worse thing? Oh no, no!
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Frederick Douglass
American Author
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
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Michael J. Knowles
American Author
No one is better at deprecating President Trump than President Trump - just ask him.
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Murray Rothbard
American Economist
To deprecate human reason by saying that none of us is or can be omniscient is absurd, for it takes an impossible standard as the judge of a possible and real condition. All of our knowledge we get from the exercise of our reason; to say that no man can be God and know everything is to take an irrational standard of evaluation.
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Bret Stephens
American Journalist
It's easy to deprecate some of the puffery and jingoism that often go with affirmations of 'American greatness.' It's also easy to confuse greatness with perfection, as if evidence of our shortcomings is proof of our mediocrity.
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Albert J. Nock
American Philosopher
Learning has always been made much of, but forgetting has always been deprecated; therefore pedantry has pretty well established itself throughout the modern world at the expense of culture.
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Jim Broadbent
American Actor
It's so easy as a child to identify with 'Winnie-the-Pooh.' The humour doesn't talk down at you. It's a very grown up humour - a little bit ironic, a bit self deprecating.
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Simon Pegg
British Comedian
I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.
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Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scottish Writer
I wonder that among all the evils deprecated in the Liturgy, no one thought of inserting flitting. Is there any worse thing? Oh no, no!
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Frederick Douglass
American Author
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
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Michael J. Knowles
American Author
No one is better at deprecating President Trump than President Trump - just ask him.
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