J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

deprecate

Definition (v)

transitive verb

1: to express disapproval of
2a: PLAY DOWN : make little of
b: BELITTLE, DISPARAGE
3: to withdraw official support for or discourage the use of (something, such as a software product) in favor of a newer or better alternative… 
4a: to seek to avert
barchaic : to pray against (something, such as an evil)

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