Associations to the word «Deprecate»

Wiktionary

DEPRECATE, verb. To belittle or express disapproval of.
DEPRECATE, verb. To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
DEPRECATE, verb. (archaic) To pray against.

Dictionary definition

DEPRECATE, verb. Express strong disapproval of; deplore.
DEPRECATE, verb. Belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn