The Only Use of
deprecate
in
1984, by Orwell
- 'It just occurred to me you might be interested,' he would say with a deprecating little laugh whenever he produced a new fragment.
p. 151.3deprecating = treating as unimportant
Definitions:
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(1)
(deprecate) to diminish or treat something as unimportant or of low quality; or to express disapproval
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The form, deprecating, is sometimes used as a short form of self-deprecating -- meaning to belittle oneself or one's own ideas.