deprecate (verb)

1. The sorcerer's apprentice was constantly deprecating his own magical abilities.

2. In some religious texts, it is considered a sin to deprecate the beliefs of others.

3. The advanced alien civilization had a tendency to deprecate the primitive human race.

4. During the reign of King Louis XIV, it was common for courtiers to deprecate their rivals to gain favor with the monarch.

1. The architect strongly deprecated the use of a certain building material due to its poor durability.

2. In the cartoon, the characters deprecate the villain's evil plan and work together to stop it.

3. The comic strip portrays a character deprecating a bad decision made by another character, resulting in a humorous situation.

4. In the novel, the protagonist deprecates society's norms and rebels against them to create his own path.