🙅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

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