Deprecate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdeprəkeɪt|
Brit.
|ˈdeprɪkeɪt|
verb
- express strong disapproval of; deplore
- belittle (syn: depreciate, vilipend)
- belittle (syn: depreciate, vilipend)
The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
Extra examples
...movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year...
...deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded...
He deprecated his own contribution.
The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: deprecate
he/she/it: deprecates
present participle: deprecating
past tense: deprecated
past participle: deprecated
I/you/we/they: deprecate
he/she/it: deprecates
present participle: deprecating
past tense: deprecated
past participle: deprecated
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