Third person singular present tense of deprecate; expresses disapproval of, pleads against, or earnestly opposes something.
From Latin deprecari (to pray against), combining de- (down, against) + precari (to pray). The -ates ending is third person singular present tense.
Modern English often confuses 'deprecate' with 'depreciate' (to decrease in value), but they're completely different—one means 'disapprove earnestly' and comes from prayer language.
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