Both Uses of
deprecate
in
The Souls of Black Folk
- They deprecate the sight of scattered counsels, of internal disagreement; and especially they dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents.†
Chpt 3 *
- Finally he urged unity, and deprecated especially religious and denominational bickering.†
Chpt 13deprecated = belittled or disapproved
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.