deprecate

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

dep·re·cate (dĕpʹrĭ-kāt')tr.v. de·pre·cat·ed, de·pre·cat·ing, de·pre·cates
1. To express disapproval of; deplore.
2. To belittle; depreciate. [Latin dēprecārī, dēprecāt-, to ward off by prayer : dē-, de- + precārī, to pray; See prek- in Indo-European Roots.] depʹre·cat'ing·ly adv.dep're·caʹtion n.depʹre·ca'tor n. 
Usage Note: The first and fully accepted meaning of deprecate is “to express disapproval of.” But the word has steadily encroached on the meaning of depreciate. It is now used, almost to the exclusion of depreciate, in the sense “to belittle or mildly disparage,” as in He deprecated his own contribution. In an earlier survey, this newer sense was approved by a majority of the Usage Panel.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  depreciate, vilipend