Deprecate vs Depredate - What's the difference?
deprecate | depredate |
To belittle or express disapproval of.
To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
(archaic) To pray against.
to ransack or plunder; to prey upon
* Francis Bacon
to engage in plundering
As verbs the difference between deprecate and depredate
is that deprecate is to belittle or express disapproval of while depredate is to ransack or plunder; to prey upon.deprecate
English
Verb
(deprecat)- 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.
- The bold tag has been deprecated in favour of the strong tag.
- It is still supported but strongly deprecated .
Derived terms
* self-deprecatingUsage notes
* Do not confuse with depreciate.External links
* * * ----depredate
English
Verb
(depredat)- It makes the substance of the body less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits.