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Denigrate vs. Deprecate — What's the Difference?

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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