See deprecate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To have or express an unfavorable opinion of:
disapprove, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, frown on (or upon), object. Idioms: hold no brief for, not go for, take a dim view of, take exception to. See likeTo think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:
belittle, decry, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idiom: make light (or little) of. See attack, show
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