They deprecated the attempt to deny aid to homeless people.
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Deprecate
//ˈdɛp.rɪˌkeɪt//
Synonyms for "deprecate" (180 found)
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Verb(60 words)
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7 entriesTranslations
79 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- не одобря́вам verb (express disapproval of)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 反對 /反对 verb (express disapproval of)
- 抗議 /抗议 verb (express disapproval of)
- 棄用 /弃用 verb (declare obsolescent)
- 淘汰 verb (declare obsolescent)
Czech
2 entries- neschvalovat verb (express disapproval of)
- zavrhovat verb (express disapproval of)
Dutch
2 entries- afkeuren verb (express disapproval of)
- als verouderd verklaren verb (declare obsolescent)
Finnish
4 entries- katua syvästi verb (regret deeply)
- merkitä vanhentuneeksi verb (declare obsolescent)
- paheksua verb (express disapproval of)
- poistaa käytöstä verb (declare obsolescent)
French
1 entries- désapprouver de verb (express disapproval of)
Galician
4 entries- abafallar verb (pray against)
- aldraxar verb (pray against)
- alrotar verb (pray against)
- apouvigar verb (declare obsolescent)
German
4 entries- ablehnen verb (express disapproval of)
- als veraltet einstufen verb (declare obsolescent)
- als überholt einstufen verb (declare obsolescent)
- beten dagegen verb (pray against)
Hebrew
1 entries- הכריז כמיושן verb (declare obsolescent)
Hungarian
4 entries- elavultnak minősít verb (declare obsolescent)
- elítél verb (express disapproval of)
- helytelenít verb (express disapproval of)
- rosszall verb (express disapproval of)
Ido
1 entries- desaprobar verb (express disapproval of)
Italian
1 entries- deprecare verb (express disapproval of)
Japanese
2 entries- 終了する verb (declare obsolescent)
- 非難する verb (express disapproval of)
Norwegian
1 entries- utdatere verb (declare obsolescent)
Polish
4 entries- dezaktualizować verb (declare obsolescent)
- unieważniać verb (declare obsolescent)
- unieważnić verb (declare obsolescent)
- zdezaktualizować verb (declare obsolescent)
Portuguese
2 entries- depreciar verb (express disapproval of)
- descontinuar verb (declare obsolescent)
Russian
4 entries- возража́ть verb (express disapproval of)
- возрази́ть verb (express disapproval of)
- выступа́ть про́тив verb (express disapproval of)
- не одобря́ть verb (express disapproval of)
Spanish
1 entries- deprecar verb (pray against)
Swedish
4 entries- avråda verb (express disapproval of)
- avråda verb (declare obsolescent)
- avstyrka verb (express disapproval of)
- avsvära verb (express disapproval of)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
She deprecated any action which might disturb the peace.
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He spoke of Ethel continually; entreated her to forgive him; deprecated her coldness; and implored her to retract her refusal.
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He deprecates any praise of his own merits.
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