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verb

deprecate

CEFR C2

to express disapproval of

In a sentence

Six example sentences with deprecate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Critics of the period would deprecate any painting that showed brushstrokes, calling visible texture a failure of finish.

    Art

  • Older coaches still deprecate machine training, insisting that anyone serious should be under a loaded barbell instead.

    Fitness

  • Reviewers deprecate her habit of ending chapters mid-sentence, though readers write in to say the trick keeps them awake.

    Literature

  • Plato went so far as to deprecate poetry itself, arguing that it stirred feelings the reasoning mind should govern.

    Philosophy

  • Classically trained chefs still deprecate the microwave, though many quietly use one to soften butter before service.

    Cooking

  • Modern coaches deprecate the long two-point jumper, calling it the worst shot on the floor for the points it returns.

    Basketball

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