Both Uses of
deprecate
in
Leaves of Grass
- I chant the chant of dilation or pride, We have had ducking and deprecating about enough, I show that size is only development.†
Chpt 3 *
- With laugh and many a kiss, (Let others deprecate, let others weep for sin, remorse, humiliation,) O soul thou pleasest me, I thee.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(deprecate) to diminish or treat something as unimportant or of low quality; or to express disapproval