🙅deprecate

verb
/ˈdɛprɪˌkeɪt/

Meaning

to express disapproval of something

Example Sentences

The teacher deprecated the use of slang in academic essays.

Example Expressions

self-deprecate

Synonyms

disapprove, criticize, condemn, denounce

Antonyms

praise, commend, approve

Collocations

deprecate strongly, deprecate violence, deprecate actions, deprecate behavior

Related Vocabularies

to move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
To burn something superficially or lightly, especially at the edges.
To plan or coordinate the elements of (a situation) to produce a desired effect, especially surrepti...
to restore something old to a good state or to improve it
To block or overcrowd a space, making movement or flow difficult.
to prepare and use land for crops; to develop a quality or relationship

Explore More