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deprecate

dep·re·cate

UK/ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/ US/ˈdɛpɹəkeɪt/ uncommon archaic

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belittle

  • “The teacher should not deprecate his student”
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Borrowed from Latin dēprecātus, perfect active participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from dē- (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

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