deprecate

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. express strong disapproval of;
deplore
• Derivationally related forms:
deprecative, deprecation
• Hypernyms:
disapprove, reject
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. belittle
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
• Syn:
depreciate, vilipend
• Derivationally related forms:
depreciative (for: depreciate), depreciatory (for: depreciate), depreciation (for: depreciate), depreciator (for: depreciate), deprecative, deprecatory, deprecation
• Hypernyms:
disparage, belittle, pick at
• Hyponyms:
deflate, puncture
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  depreciate, vilipend