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present tense third-person singular of deprecate
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1
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
- movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year
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- approves,
- countenances,
- endorses
- (also indorses),
- favors,
- recommends,
- sanctions
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2
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
- deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded
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“Deprecates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecates. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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