English-Thai Dictionary

deprecate

VT คัดค้าน  ไม่เห็นด้วย  condemn denounce kad-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEPRECATE

v.t.[L. To pray. ] 1. To pray against; to pray or intreat that a present evil may be removed, or an expected one averted.
The judgments we would deprecate are not removed.
We should all deprecate the return of war.
2. More generally, to regret; to have or to express deep sorrow at a present evil, or at one that may occur. This word is seldom used to express actual prayer; but it expresses deep regret that an evil exists or may exist, which implies a strong desire that it may be removed or averted.
3. To implore mercy of.

 

DEPRECATED

pp. Prayed against; deeply regretted.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEPRECATE

Dep "re *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprecated; p. pr. & vb. n.Deprecating. ] Etym: [L. deprecatus, p. p. of deprecari to avert by player, to deprecate; de- + precari to pray. See Pray. ]

 

Defn: To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by player; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly. His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was with difficulty induced to adandon it. Sir W. Scott.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deprecate

dep re cate |ˈdepriˌkāt ˈdɛprəˌkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 express disapproval of: (as adj. deprecating ) : he sniffed in a deprecating way. 2 another term for depreciate ( sense 2 ): he deprecates the value of children's television. DERIVATIVES dep re cat ing ly adverb, dep re ca tion |ˌdeprəˈkāSHən |noun, dep re ca tive |-ˌkātiv |adjective, dep re ca tor |-ˌkātər |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘pray against ’): from Latin deprecat- ‘prayed against (as being evil ),’ from the verb deprecari, from de- (expressing reversal ) + precari ‘pray. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

deprecate

deprecate |ˈdɛprɪkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 express disapproval of: what I deprecate is persistent indulgence | (as adj. deprecating ) : he sniffed in a deprecating way. 2 another term for depreciate ( sense 2 ): he deprecates the value of children's television. DERIVATIVES deprecatingly adverb, deprecation |-ˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, deprecative |ˈdɛprɪkətɪv |adjective, deprecator noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘pray against ’): from Latin deprecat- ‘prayed against (as being evil )’, from the verb deprecari, from de- (expressing reversal ) + precari ‘pray ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

deprecate

deprecate verb 1 the school deprecates this behavior: deplore, abhor, disapprove of, frown on, take a dim view of, take exception to, detest, despise; criticize, censure. ANTONYMS praise, overrate. 2 he deprecates the value of television. See depreciate (sense 3 ). USAGE deprecate, depreciate The first of these has increasingly encroached on the figurative senses of the second, while the second has retreated into financial contexts. Deprecate means “disapprove earnestly ”—e.g.: " ‘Well, ’ he admitted, deprecatingly, ‘one can't suppress one's natural instincts altogether; even if one's reason and self-interest are all the other way. ’ ” (Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night; 1936 ). Depreciate, transitively, means “belittle, disparage ”; and intransitively, “fall in value ” (used in reference to assets or investments ). The familiar phrase self-deprecating is, literally speaking, a virtual impossibility, except perhaps for those suffering from extreme neuroses. Thus self-depreciating, with depreciate in its transitive sense, has historically been viewed as the correct phrase —e.g.: “Sadly, Grizzard did not have the self-depreciating humor of a Jeff Foxworthy, the self-proclaimed redneck comedian. ” ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch; July 25, 1996.) Unfortunately, though, the form self-deprecating —despite its mistaken origins —is now 50 times as common in print as self-depreciating. Speakers of American English routinely use self-deprecating. However grudgingly, we must accord to it the status of standard English —e.g.: “He's smart, articulate, funny, alternately self-deprecating and proud of his success. ” ( Los Angeles Times; Sept. 1, 1996.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

deprecate

deprecate verb 1 the school deprecates the social mixing of older and younger boys: disapprove of, deplore, abhor, find unacceptable, be against, frown on, take a dim view of, look askance at, take exception to, detest, despise, execrate; criticize, censure, condemn, denounce, protest against, inveigh against, rail against; informal knock, slam, hammer, cane, blast, bad-mouth, pull to pieces, pull apart, hit out at; Brit. informal slate, slag off, rubbish; archaic slash, vituperate against, reprobate; rare animadvert on, asperse, derogate. ANTONYMS praise. 2 he deprecates the value of children's television: belittle, disparage, denigrate, run down, discredit, decry, cry down, play down, make little of, trivialize, underrate, undervalue, underestimate, diminish, depreciate, deflate; think little of, treat lightly, scoff at, sneer at, scorn, disdain; informal sell short, knock, pooh-pooh; archaic hold cheap; rare derogate, misprize, minify. ANTONYMS emphasize; overrate. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS deprecate or depreciate? Although they are very similar in spelling and meaning, deprecate and depreciate are not identical. Deprecate means ‘express disapproval of ’, as in I deprecate his rather ungracious words, while depreciate means ‘disparage or belittle ’, as in we should not depreciate the importance of art in education. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deprecate

dep re cate /déprəkèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 …に不賛成を唱える, 反対する, …を不可とする .2 ＝depreciate 2 .