deprecor

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-1, deponent) to avert or ward off by (earnest) prayer; deprecate
  2. (conjugation-1, deponent) to pray for, intercede on behalf of, beseech

Concepts

beg for

excuse oneself

beg by entreaty

entreat for

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈdeː.prɛ.kɔr]
Etymology

From dē- (“away from, down from”) + precor (“request, beg, call upon”).

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