deprecate

verb

dep·re·cate ˈde-pri-ˌkāt How to pronounce deprecate (audio)

deprecated; deprecating; deprecates

transitive verb

: to express disapproval of

deprecates such attempts at humor

: play down : make little of

speaks five languages … but deprecates this facility

Time

: belittle, disparage

the most reluctantly admired and least easily deprecated of … novelists

New Yorker

: to withdraw official support for or discourage the use of (something, such as a software product) in favor of a newer or better alternative

… the Google Drive app for PC and Mac is officially being deprecated and the company's developers announced in a blog post that it will no longer be supported starting December 11. Instead, you'll need to choose from one of two new apps.

Rhett Jones

In the case of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is deprecating and removing more than 20 features.

Mauro Huculak

: to seek to avert

deprecate the wrath … of the Roman people

Tobias Smollett

archaic : to pray against (something, such as an evil)

deprecation

ˌde-pri-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce deprecate (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded

Recent Examples on the Web Grease was the sort of film — unapologetically nostalgic and campy — that critics tend to deprecate, and many of them savaged it.

Charles Hirshberg, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 Investors can shift to other markets, companies can change their focus, infrastructure can be allowed to deprecate until much of its value is gone.

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 May 2022 The courts constantly deprecate the practice of claiming willful blindness, and the accountant or attorney must report financial fraud rather than feigning ignorance of their client’s money laundering business.

Benjamin Chou, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 The goal is to deploy these by late 2022, help scale adoption, and only then start to deprecate third-party cookies.

Forrester, Forbes, 25 June 2021 If Facebook's actions did indeed deprecate CHD's anti-vaccine content and divert attention away, as the suit alleges, then its systems are working exactly as intended.

Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2020 Less on the positive side for some users, Catalina will deprecate support for 32-bit applications, making many old games and other apps unplayable after the OS is installed.

Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2019 This may not be too helpful, though, since the Android and iOS Cortana apps themselves are being rapidly deprecated.

Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2020 The judge, though, said a sentence of probation would deprecate the seriousness of Flick’s crime.

Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019 See More

deprecated

verb

past tense of deprecate

as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

dismissed
diminished
depreciated
minimized
criticized
derogated
disparaged
denigrated
discounted
decried
dumped on
denounced
belittled
disliked
cried down
talked down
ran down
discredited
condemned
played down
trashed
bad-mouthed
wrote off
poor-mouthed
scolded
dissed
put down
vilipended
trash-talked
kissed off
abused
maligned
disgraced
discommended
censured
slandered
traduced
vilified
reprehended
reprobated
aspersed
defamed
disapproved (of)
ripped
slurred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

recommended
approved
endorsed
applauded
exalted
praised
extolled
indorsed
favored
lauded
acclaimed
sanctioned
glorified
magnified
commended
complimented
countenanced
eulogized

as in disliked

to hold an unfavorable opinion of deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded

Synonyms & Similar Words

disliked
criticized
rejected
denounced
discountenanced
condemned
reproved
disesteemed
misliked
scorned
frowned (on or upon)
disfavored
looked down one's nose (on)
disrelished
scolded
censured
disapproved (of)
reprobated
reprehended
discommended
tut-tutted (over or about)
pooh-poohed
tsk-tsked
rebuked
tutted (over or about)
poohed
chid
reproached
objected (to)
chided

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

approved
favored
supported
liked
endorsed
indorsed
sanctioned
loved
enjoyed
adored
delighted (in)
dug
fancied
relished
grooved (on)
reveled (in)
revelled (in)

单词	deprecated
释义	deprecate verb dep·re·cate ˈde-pri-ˌkāt deprecated; deprecating; deprecates transitive verb 1 : to express disapproval of deprecates such attempts at humor 2 a : play down : make little of speaks five languages … but deprecates this facility Time b : belittle, disparage the most reluctantly admired and least easily deprecated of … novelists New Yorker 3 : to withdraw official support for or discourage the use of (something, such as a software product) in favor of a newer or better alternative … the Google Drive app for PC and Mac is officially being deprecated and the company's developers announced in a blog post that it will no longer be supported starting December 11. Instead, you'll need to choose from one of two new apps. Rhett Jones In the case of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is deprecating and removing more than 20 features. Mauro Huculak 4 a : to seek to avert deprecate the wrath … of the Roman people Tobias Smollett b archaic : to pray against (something, such as an evil) deprecation ˌde-pri-ˈkā-shən noun Synonyms bad-mouth belittle cry down decry denigrate depreciate derogate diminish dis [slang] diss discount dismiss disparage kiss off minimize play down poor-mouth put down run down talk down trash trash-talk vilipend write off See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded Recent Examples on the Web Grease was the sort of film — unapologetically nostalgic and campy — that critics tend to deprecate, and many of them savaged it. Charles Hirshberg, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 Investors can shift to other markets, companies can change their focus, infrastructure can be allowed to deprecate until much of its value is gone. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 May 2022 The courts constantly deprecate the practice of claiming willful blindness, and the accountant or attorney must report financial fraud rather than feigning ignorance of their client’s money laundering business. Benjamin Chou, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 The goal is to deploy these by late 2022, help scale adoption, and only then start to deprecate third-party cookies. Forrester, Forbes, 25 June 2021 If Facebook's actions did indeed deprecate CHD's anti-vaccine content and divert attention away, as the suit alleges, then its systems are working exactly as intended. Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2020 Less on the positive side for some users, Catalina will deprecate support for 32-bit applications, making many old games and other apps unplayable after the OS is installed. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2019 This may not be too helpful, though, since the Android and iOS Cortana apps themselves are being rapidly deprecated. Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2020 The judge, though, said a sentence of probation would deprecate the seriousness of Flick’s crime. Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari to avert by prayer, from de- + precari to pray — more at pray First Known Use 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 4b deprecated verb past tense of deprecate 1 as in dismissed to express scornfully one's low opinion of movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dismissed diminished depreciated minimized criticized derogated disparaged denigrated discounted decried dumped on denounced belittled disliked cried down talked down ran down discredited condemned played down trashed bad-mouthed wrote off poor-mouthed scolded dissed put down vilipended trash-talked kissed off abused maligned disgraced discommended censured slandered traduced vilified reprehended reprobated aspersed defamed disapproved (of) ripped slurred Antonyms & Near Antonyms recommended approved endorsed applauded exalted praised extolled indorsed favored lauded acclaimed sanctioned glorified magnified commended complimented countenanced eulogized See More 2 as in disliked to hold an unfavorable opinion of deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded Synonyms & Similar Words disliked criticized rejected denounced discountenanced condemned reproved disesteemed misliked scorned frowned (on or upon) disfavored looked down one's nose (on) disrelished scolded censured disapproved (of) reprobated reprehended discommended tut-tutted (over or about) pooh-poohed tsk-tsked rebuked tutted (over or about) poohed chid reproached objected (to) chided Antonyms & Near Antonyms approved favored supported liked endorsed indorsed sanctioned loved enjoyed adored delighted (in) dug fancied relished grooved (on) reveled (in) revelled (in) See More
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