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deplore(dictionary)

deplore (iou)



deplore verb. M16.
[Old & mod. French deplorer or Italian deplorare from Latin deplorare, from de- DE- 1 + plorare wail, bewail.]
verb trans. Weep for, bewail, lament; grieve over, regret deeply. Now usu., regard as scandalous, feel or express strong disapproval of. M16.
H. F. Cary He..must aye deplore With unavailing penitence his crime. D. Murphy Twice a week Mrs Mansfield called to drink tea..and deplore the appalling inroads being made by democracy on good manners.
b. Give up as hopeless. rare. M16-E18.
W. Congreve A true Poetick State we had deplor'd.
c. Tell with grief. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
verb intrans. Lament, mourn. M17-L18.
deplorer noun L17.
deploringly adverb in a deploring manner M19.