Reprove vs Deprecate - What's the difference?
reprove | deprecate |
to express disapproval.
to criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
* 1611 , Bible , Authorized (King James) Version, Proverbs IX.8:
to prevent, avoid, deny or suppress (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.).
* 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 856:
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.
As verbs the difference between reprove and deprecate
is that reprove is to express disapproval while deprecate is to belittle or express disapproval of.reprove
English
Verb
(reprov)- Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- She ached to be with Affad again – and to reprove the feeling she frowned and bit her lip.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* reproof * reprovaldeprecate
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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 .