Adjective deprecating has 1 sense
  1. belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
    Antonym: complimentary (indirect, via uncomplimentary)
,Verb deprecate has 2 senses
  1. deprecate - express strong disapproval of; deplore
    --1 is one way to
    disapprove, reject
    Derived form: noun deprecation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. deprecate, depreciate - belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
    --2 is one way to disparage, belittle, pick at
    Derived form: noun deprecation2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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