Bible Dictionaries
Deprecate

Webster's Dictionary

(v. t.) To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deprecate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/deprecate.html. 1828.