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deprecate (v.)
1620s, "to pray against or for deliverance from," from Latin
deprecatus
, past participle of
deprecari
"to pray (something) away" (see
deprecation
). Meaning "to express disapproval" is from 1640s. Related:
Deprecated
,
deprecating
.
