Denigrate vs. Deprecate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Denigrate and Deprecate
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Denigrate
To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame
"Speakers before the United States Chamber of Commerce rarely denigrate the businessman as an economic force" (John Kenneth Galbraith).
Deprecate
To express disapproval of; deplore.
Denigrate
To disparage; belittle
The movie critics denigrated the director's latest film.
Deprecate
To belittle; depreciate.
Denigrate
(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
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Deprecate
(Computers) To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out.
Denigrate
(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with.
Deprecate
(transitive) To belittle or express disapproval of.
He deprecates any praise of his own merits.
They deprecated the attempt to deny aid to homeless people.
She deprecated any action which might disturb the peace.
Denigrate
(rare) To blacken.
Deprecate
To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
The 'bold' tag has been deprecated in favour of the 'strong' tag.
It is still supported but strongly deprecated.
Denigrate
To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.
Deprecate
To pray against.
Denigrate
Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame.
To denigrate the memory of Voltaire.
Deprecate
To regret deeply.
Denigrate
Belittle;
Don't belittle his influence
Deprecate
To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to desire the removal of.
Denigrate
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;
The journalists have defamed me!
The article in the paper sullied my reputation
Deprecate
To protest against; to advance reasons against.
His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was with difficulty induced to adandon it.
Deprecate
To disapprove of strongly; to express a low opinion of.
Deprecate
Express strong disapproval of; deplore
Deprecate
Belittle;
The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
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