English → Latin
“deprecate” in Latin
postulōto demand, ask, request, desire; to pretend, claim; to prosecute, accuse, impeach, suesenātusalternative letter-case form of Senātus (“the Roman Senate”); senate, a council of elders, parliament, or similar delibe
The English word deprecate itself goes back to Latin precor, through dēprecātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deprecate
To deprecate (or avert anything from anybody by prayer), deprecari aliquid ab aliquo: to deprecate a fault, postulare, ut delicto ignoscatur; erroris veniam petere: to deprecate anybody’s wrath, deprecari iram alicujus (e.g., senatus, Liv.); postulare, ut delicto ignoscat alicuis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deprecate?
- The usual Latin words for “deprecate” are postulō, senātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.