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How to pronounce “deprecate”

“deprecate” is pronounced /ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪt/ (DE-pruh-kayt) in American English and /dɛpɹɪkeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɛ”.
The sound

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deprecate

/ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɛpɹɪkeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. dɛdɛstress
  2. pɹəpɹə
  3. keɪtkeɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪt/
IPA (British)
/dɛpɹɪkeɪt/
Respelling
DE-pruh-kayt
Syllables
3 — DƐ-pɹə-keɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: DƐ-pɹə-keɪt. “dɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪt/

British

/dɛpɹɪkeɪt/

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Meaning

What “deprecate” means

  1. verb

    express strong disapproval of; deplore

  2. verb

    belittle

    “The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts”

Say it in a sentence

“Older teachers deprecate the habit of texting during lessons.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɛshort eppɹrəschwakkeɪlong att

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Questions

“deprecate”, answered

How do you pronounce “deprecate”?

“deprecate” is pronounced /ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪt/ (DE-pruh-kayt) in American English and /dɛpɹɪkeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɛ”. Build it as DƐ-pɹə-keɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “deprecate” have?

3: dɛ · pɹə · keɪt. The beat lands on the first, “dɛ”.

Is “deprecate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪt/ (DE-pruh-kayt); British English says /dɛpɹɪkeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “deprecate” mean?

As a verb: express strong disapproval of; deplore For example: “Older teachers deprecate the habit of texting during lessons.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “deprecate”?

Stress the first syllable: DƐ-pɹə-keɪt. “dɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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