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单词 deprecate
释义 dep·re·cate
\ˈdeprə̇ˌkāt, -rēˌ-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari to avert by prayer, intercede for from de- + precari to pray — more at pray
1. obsolete : supplicate, beseech
2.
 a. archaic : to pray against (as an evil)
 b. : to seek to avert (as by supplication)
  < smilingly placed himself opposite him, with the look of one who deprecates an expected reproof — J.C.Powys >
  < it would bring about the war we all dread and deprecate — A.L.Guérard >
3. : to disapprove of often with mildness
 < a man who advocates aesthetic effort and deprecates social effort — Thomas Hardy >
 < shook her head, deprecating such wit — Arnold Bennett >
4. [influenced in meaning by depreciate] : depreciate
 < a shy self-deprecating manner >
 < insisted that he was merely a private citizen and deprecated any public honors paid to him — Robert Graves >
Synonyms: see disapprove
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