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Deprecate vs Quibble - What's the difference?

deprecate | quibble |

As verbs the difference between deprecate and quibble

is that deprecate is to belittle or express disapproval of while quibble is to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.

As a noun quibble is

a trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument.

deprecate

English

Verb

(deprecat)
  • 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.
  • 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 .
  • (archaic) To pray against.

    • Derived terms

    * self-deprecating

    Related terms

    * deprecation

    Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with depreciate.

    External links

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    quibble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument.
    • He harped on his quibble about how the dark red paint should be described as carmine rather than burgundy.
  • A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; a cavil.
  • * I. Watts
    • Quibbles have no place in the search after truth.
  • (obsolete) A pun.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Verb

    (quibbl)
  • To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.
    • They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.

    Synonyms

    * See

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