deprecar

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-

Proto-Italic *preks

Latin prex

Latin precor

Latin dēprecārīder.

Galician deprecar

Derived from Latin dēprecārī (“to avert, ward off, deprecate”).

Verb

deprecar (first-person singular present depreco, first-person singular preterite deprequei, past participle deprecado)

1. to entreat, implore
2. to deprecate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of deprecar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	deprecar
Personal	deprecar	deprecares	deprecar	deprecarmos	deprecardes	deprecaren
Gerund
	deprecando
Past participle
Masculine	deprecado			deprecados
Feminine	deprecada			deprecadas
Indicative
Present	depreco	deprecas	depreca	deprecamos	deprecades	deprecan
Imperfect	deprecaba	deprecabas	deprecaba	deprecabamos	deprecabades	deprecaban
Preterite	deprequei	deprecaches	deprecou	deprecamos	deprecastes	deprecaron
Pluperfect	deprecara	deprecaras	deprecara	deprecaramos	deprecarades	deprecaran
Future	deprecarei	deprecarás	deprecará	deprecaremos	deprecaredes	deprecarán
Conditional	deprecaría	deprecarías	deprecaría	deprecariamos	deprecariades	deprecarían
Subjunctive
Present	depreque	depreques	depreque	deprequemos	deprequedes	deprequen
Imperfect	deprecase	deprecases	deprecase	deprecásemos	deprecásedes	deprecasen
Future	deprecar	deprecares	deprecar	deprecarmos	deprecardes	deprecaren
Imperative
Affirmative		depreca	depreque	deprequemos	deprecade	deprequen
Negative (non)		non depreques	non depreque	non deprequemos	non deprequedes	non deprequen

    Reintegrated conjugation of deprecar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	deprecar
Personal	deprecar	deprecares	deprecar	deprecarmos	deprecardes	deprecarem
Gerund
	deprecando
Past participle
Masculine	deprecado			deprecados
Feminine	deprecada			deprecadas
Indicative
Present	depreco	deprecas	depreca	deprecamos	deprecades, deprecais	deprecam
Imperfect	deprecava	deprecavas	deprecava	deprecávamos	deprecávades, deprecáveis, deprecávais1	deprecavam
Preterite	deprequei	deprecaste, deprecache1	deprecou	deprecamos	deprecastes	deprecárom, deprecaram
Pluperfect	deprecara	deprecaras	deprecara	deprecáramos	deprecárades, deprecáreis, deprecárais1	deprecaram
Future	deprecarei	deprecarás	deprecará	deprecaremos	deprecaredes, deprecareis	deprecarám, deprecarão
Conditional	deprecaria	deprecarias	deprecaria	deprecaríamos	deprecaríades, deprecaríeis, deprecaríais1	deprecariam
Subjunctive
Present	depreque	depreques	depreque	deprequemos	deprequedes, deprequeis	deprequem
Imperfect	deprecasse	deprecasses	deprecasse	deprecássemos	deprecássedes, deprecásseis	deprecassem
Future	deprecar	deprecares	deprecar	deprecarmos	deprecardes	deprecarem
Imperative
Affirmative		depreca	depreque	deprequemos	deprecade, deprecai	deprequem
Negative (nom)		nom depreques	nom depreque	nom deprequemos	nom deprequedes, nom deprequeis	nom deprequem

¹Less recommended.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēprecārī (“to avert, to ward off, to deprecate”). The computing sense is a calque of English deprecate.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.pɾeˈka(ʁ)/ [de.pɾeˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.pɾeˈka(ʁ)/ [de.pɾeˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.pɾeˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.pɾeˈka(ʁ)/ [de.pɾeˈka(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.pɾeˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.pɾɨˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.pɾɨˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.pɾɨˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧pre‧car

Verb

deprecar (first-person singular present depreco, first-person singular preterite deprequei, past participle deprecado)

1. to beg, to supplicate

   Synonyms: implorar, suplicar

2. (anglicism, chiefly computing) to deprecate (to declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of deprecar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	deprecar
Personal	deprecar	deprecares	deprecar	deprecarmos	deprecardes	deprecarem
Gerund
	deprecando
Past participle
Masculine	deprecado			deprecados
Feminine	deprecada			deprecadas
Indicative
Present	depreco	deprecas	depreca	deprecamos	deprecais	deprecam
Imperfect	deprecava	deprecavas	deprecava	deprecávamos	deprecáveis	deprecavam
Preterite	deprequei	deprecaste	deprecou	deprecamos1, deprecámos2	deprecastes	deprecaram
Pluperfect	deprecara	deprecaras	deprecara	deprecáramos	deprecáreis	deprecaram
Future	deprecarei	deprecarás	deprecará	deprecaremos	deprecareis	deprecarão
Conditional	deprecaria	deprecarias	deprecaria	deprecaríamos	deprecaríeis	deprecariam
Subjunctive
Present	depreque	depreques	depreque	deprequemos	deprequeis	deprequem
Imperfect	deprecasse	deprecasses	deprecasse	deprecássemos	deprecásseis	deprecassem
Future	deprecar	deprecares	deprecar	deprecarmos	deprecardes	deprecarem
Imperative
Affirmative		depreca	depreque	deprequemos	deprecai	deprequem
Negative (não)		não depreques	não depreque	não deprequemos	não deprequeis	não deprequem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “deprecar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “deprecar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-

Proto-Italic *preks

Latin prex

Latin precor

Latin dēprecārīder.

Spanish deprecar

Derived from Latin dēprecārī (“to avert, ward off, deprecate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /depɾeˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.pɾeˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧pre‧car

Verb

deprecar (first-person singular present depreco, first-person singular preterite deprequé, past participle deprecado)

1. to entreat, implore
2. to deprecate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of deprecar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			deprecar
gerund			deprecando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		deprecado		deprecada
		plural		deprecados		deprecadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	depreco	deprecastú deprecásvos	depreca	deprecamos	deprecáis	deprecan
	imperfect	deprecaba	deprecabas	deprecaba	deprecábamos	deprecabais	deprecaban
	preterite	deprequé	deprecaste	deprecó	deprecamos	deprecasteis	deprecaron
	future	deprecaré	deprecarás	deprecará	deprecaremos	deprecaréis	deprecarán
	conditional	deprecaría	deprecarías	deprecaría	deprecaríamos	deprecaríais	deprecarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	depreque	deprequestú deprequésvos2	depreque	deprequemos	deprequéis	deprequen
	imperfect (ra)	deprecara	deprecaras	deprecara	deprecáramos	deprecarais	deprecaran
	imperfect (se)	deprecase	deprecases	deprecase	deprecásemos	deprecaseis	deprecasen
	future1	deprecare	deprecares	deprecare	deprecáremos	deprecareis	deprecaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		deprecatú deprecávos	depreque	deprequemos	deprecad	deprequen
	negative		no depreques	no depreque	no deprequemos	no deprequéis	no deprequen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “deprecar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025