- deprecate
[deprecate 词源字典]
- deprecate: see pray
[deprecate etymology, deprecate origin, 英语词源] - deprecate (v.)
- 1620s, "to pray against or for deliverance from," from Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari "to pray (something) away" (see deprecation). Meaning "to express disapproval" is from 1640s. Related: Deprecated, deprecating.