Depredates vs Deprecates - What's the difference?
depredates | deprecates |
(depredate)
to ransack or plunder; to prey upon
* Francis Bacon
to engage in plundering
(deprecate)
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 depredates and deprecates
is that depredates is third-person singular of depredate while deprecates is third-person singular of deprecate.depredates
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(head)depredate
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(depredat)- It makes the substance of the body less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits.
deprecates
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(head)deprecate
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(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 .