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Word of the Day 8/3/13
Deprecate (verb)
dep·re·cate [dep-ri-keyt]
verb (used with object)
1. to express earnest disapproval of.
2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).
3. to depreciate; belittle.
4. Archaic. to pray for deliverance from.
Synonyms
1. condemn, denounce, disparage. See decry.
Usage note
An early and still the most current sense of deprecate is “to express disapproval of.” In a sense development still occasionally criticized by a few, deprecate has come to be synonymous with the similar but etymologically unrelated word depreciate in the sense “belittle”: The author modestly deprecated the importance of his work. In compounds with self-, deprecate has almost totally replaced depreciate in modern usage: Her self-deprecating account of her career both amused and charmed the audience.
Origin: 1615–25; < Latin dēprecātus prayed against, warded off (past participle of dēprecārī ), equivalent to dē- de- + prec ( ārī ) to pray + -ātus -ate
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
dep·re·cate [dep-ri-keyt]
verb (used with object)
1. to express earnest disapproval of.
2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).
3. to depreciate; belittle.
4. Archaic. to pray for deliverance from.
Synonyms
1. condemn, denounce, disparage. See decry.
Usage note
An early and still the most current sense of deprecate is “to express disapproval of.” In a sense development still occasionally criticized by a few, deprecate has come to be synonymous with the similar but etymologically unrelated word depreciate in the sense “belittle”: The author modestly deprecated the importance of his work. In compounds with self-, deprecate has almost totally replaced depreciate in modern usage: Her self-deprecating account of her career both amused and charmed the audience.
Origin: 1615–25; < Latin dēprecātus prayed against, warded off (past participle of dēprecārī ), equivalent to dē- de- + prec ( ārī ) to pray + -ātus -ate
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.