Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - decry
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(decries, decrying, decried) If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly. (FORMAL) He is impatient with those who decry the scheme... People decried the campaign as a waste of money. = denounce VERB: V n, V n as n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: French decrier, from Old French decrier, from de- + crier to cry Date: 1614 1. to depreciate (as a coin) officially or publicly 2. to express strong disapproval of ~ the emphasis on sex • decrier noun Synonyms: ~, depreciate, disparage, belittle mean to express a low opinion of. ~ implies open condemnation with intent to discredit decried their defeatist attitude. depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental. disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison disparaged polo as a game for the rich. belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude belittled the achievements of others. DECRYPT transitive verb Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary de- + cryptogram, cryptograph Date: 1935 decode 1a • ~ion noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (-ies, -ied) disparage, belittle. Derivatives decrier n. Etymology: after F d{eacute}crier: cf. cry down ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. открыто осуждать; порицать; поносить, хулить to decry the pressures of the entrance examinations —- открыто критиковать напряженную обстановку вступительных экзаменов 2. обесценивать (валюту, особ. старые или иностранные монеты) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1617, from Fr. decrier, from O.Fr. descrier "cry out, announce," from de- "down, out" + crier "to cry." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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