[ 'dɛprɪkeɪt ]
■ verb
1》 express disapproval of.
2》 another term for depreciate (in sense 2).
Derivatives
deprecating adjective
deprecatingly adverb
deprecation noun
deprecative 'dɛprɪkətɪv adjective
deprecator noun
Origin
C17 (earlier (ME) as deprecation in the sense 'a prayer to ward off evil'): from L. deprecat- , deprecari , from de- (expressing reversal) + precari 'pray'.