deprecate
verb [T] (NOT VALUE) /ˈdep.rə.keɪt/ formalDefinition
› to say that you think something is of little value or importance: He always deprecates my achievements.Treating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoringNot paying attention deprecation /ˌdep.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of deprecate verb (NOT VALUE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blow sth/sb off phrasal verb
- brush sb/sth aside phrasal verb
- denigrate verb
- dismiss verb (NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY)
- dismissal noun (OF IDEA, ETC.)
- laugh sth off phrasal verb
- light adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- look down on sb phrasal verb
- mock verb
- play fast and loose with sth/sb idiom
- scorn noun
- scorn verb
- scornful adjective
- scruple verb
- skate over/round/around sth phrasal verb
- sniff at sth phrasal verb (DISAPPROVE)
- sweep sth aside phrasal verb
- talk sth down phrasal verb
- wave sth aside phrasal verb
- write sb/sth off phrasal verb
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