self-deprecate

verb

To deprecate oneself.

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Meanings

verbself-deprecate (third-person singular simple present self-deprecates, present participle self-deprecating, simple past and past participle self-deprecated)

present singular third person self-deprecates · participle present self-deprecating · participle past self-deprecated · past self-deprecated

  1. intransitiveTo deprecate oneself.

Origin

From self- + deprecate.

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Translations

Spanish autodeprecar, autodespreciar
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APA

self-deprecate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecate

MLA

“self-deprecate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-deprecate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-deprecate.

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