| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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deprecate
to express strong disapproval of
Most Louisville east enders welcome plans for a bridge connecting the truncated I-265 in Kentucky with the truncated I-265 in Indiana by the most direct route; of course, many who would be inconvenienced by such a bridge deprecate those plans and find, as they maintain, compelling reasons against them.
Related English words: deprecation, deprecator, deprecatory
Latin root words: deprecatio, deprecationis, f. - an attempt to avert by prayer or intercession; deprecator, deprecatoris, m. - intercessor; deprecor, deprecari, deprecatus sum - to try to avert by prayer, entreaty, or intercession; precor, precari, precatus sum - to beg, entreat, pray
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