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Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

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adjective

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

accurate knowledge

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deprecated

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪt.ɪd/Used In Literature ↓

To belittle or express disapproval of.

In a Sentence

He deprecates any praise of his own merits.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. deprecatedany deprecateddeprecated strongly
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Poetry examples for deprecated

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

could not be irregular, according to a man's standard in England of

what an unmarried woman's life should be. She deprecated the

violence of the militants in this phase.

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But while the author doubted and apologized, or deprecated "his love's

excess In words of wrong and bitterness," the public read, and edition

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