Deprecate

Verb

 * 1)  to belittle or express disapproval of
 * 2)  to declare something obsolescent, i.e., to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc, that still works but has been replaced
 * 3)  to pray against

Adverbs for Deprecate
forcibly; timidly; periodically; modestly; markedly; increasingly; hurriedly; mildly; vigorously; pleadingly.

Synonyms for Deprecate
disapprove, regret, deplore, protest, condemn.

Antonyms for Deprecate
commend, endorse, approve.

Derived terms

 * self-deprecating

Related terms

 * deprecation

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
From deprecatus:, past participle of deprecari: < de: + precari:.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: не одобрявам
 * Czech: neschvalovat, zavrhovat
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,  ,
 * French: désapprouver de


 * German: mißbilligen
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Finnish: merkitä vanhentuneeksi


 * Japanese: 終了する (shūryō-suru)

Verb form
deprecate


 * 1) second-person plural present tense and imperative of deprecare