deprecate

Example Sentences

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“I therefore deprecate attempts to expound Wittgenstein’s thought as a finished thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

It is easy to deprecate the single phrase inscribed atop the entrance to our courthouse by conceptualizing it as a mere platitude.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025

A lot of people don’t know that world, so I’m going to have to introduce myself to them and then self-deprecate enough to earn the opportunity to then deprecate them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

“If there are products that aren’t resonating with customers we deprecate those items and look for other opportunities,” Taddy said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023

However they might deprecate her mistaken violence, it was impossible but that both her hearers should feel compassion for her.

From A Life's Secret A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry