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

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

“Why? Because those algorithmic systems precisely are designed like a great, sort of giant spam filter to identify and deprecate and downgrade bad content.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2021

It is not our intention to deny the noble strivings of human nature, nor have we ever done anything to deprecate their value.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund