deprecate

/ˈdepɹəˌkeɪt/DEH-pruh-kayt

/ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪt/DEH-pruh-kayt

Meaningto pray against

Common meaning: to express disapproval of

dedown, away, off; undoing
precto pray, entreatLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1439 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

‘down, away, off’ + ‘to pray, entreat’ → deprecate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin precor ‘to pray, entreat’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry precor, p. 1439 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PRECARIOUS, p. 462 · dictionary scan

Roots

precor Latin “to pray, entreat”

Related words

imprecation pray precarious

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