Dĕp're-cāte, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. DEPRECATED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEPRECATING.] [Lat. deprecari, deprecatum, from de and precari, to pray; Sp. deprecar, It. deprecare. See PRAY.] To pray against; to seek to avert by prayer; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to regret deeply. His purpose was deprecated by all around him, and he was with difficulty induced to abandon it. W. Scott.