deprecate
/ˈdɛprəkeɪt/
verb
- To express strong disapproval of something.
- Many health experts deprecate the trend of extreme dieting.
- The committee deprecated the proposal as wasteful and unnecessary.
- The teacher deprecated the use of slang in formal essays.
- To belittle or make something seem less important.
- Critics deprecated the artist's early work as amateurish.
- He deprecated his own achievements during the speech.
- She deprecated the value of the antique, hoping to buy it cheaply.
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