deprecate

How To Use deprecate In A Sentence

• It was not the words of the ass (for it merely deprecated his beating it), but the miraculous fact of its speaking at all, which withstood Balaam's perversity in desiring to go after God had forbidden him in the first instance. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
• They deprecated the new exhibit.
• Apparently use of the password ahs been "deprecated", or in other words, "discouraged". Anonymous Facebook Employe Says Network Keeps Track Of Whom You Stalk Most - The Consumerist
• * He deprecates changing the party's policy.
• But this feature turned out to be bad for performance and was deprecated nearly a decade ago.
• The winners were expected to feel proud and probably did, but they had to express their pride in a culture that deprecates the open expression of such feelings and so they used humour.
• He used words like 'deprecate' and 'wanton act of violence', he adopted a tone that was selfless and a pose that was statesmanlike, but being noble wasn't enough. Whispers Of Betrayal
• These common traits all arise from a fundamental dualism that privileges the spirit and deprecates the body.
• Depending on context, autonomy can be valued or deprecated, viewed as both counter to or in accordance with local understandings of behaviour.
• The Franco-German axis is resurrected from time to time, and either hailed or deprecated for trying to lead the Council in a particular direction.