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

deprecates

verb

present tense third-person singular of deprecate

as in dismisses

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

dismisses
minimizes
diminishes
criticizes
derogates
disparages
denigrates
decries
belittles
denounces
depreciates
condemns
dislikes
discounts
trashes
cries down
runs down
bad-mouths
talks down
scolds
plays down
disses
discredits
dumps on
writes off
vilipends
poor-mouths
kisses off
trash-talks
maligns
abuses
vilifies
traduces
censures
disgraces
slanders
defames
puts down
discommends
slurs
rips
reprehends
asperses
disapproves (of)
reprobates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

exalts
praises
applauds
lauds
extols
endorses
approves
recommends
glorifies
magnifies
indorses
favors
commends
extolls
acclaims
sanctions
compliments
countenances
eulogizes

as in dislikes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

dislikes
criticizes
rejects
denounces
condemns
reproves
disfavors
disesteems
scorns
discountenances
mislikes
looks down one's nose (on)
tsk-tsks
chides
scolds
disapproves (of)
frowns (on or upon)
pooh-poohs
tut-tuts (over or about)
disrelishes
censures
tuts (over or about)
rebukes
reprehends
discommends
poohs
reprobates
reproaches
objects (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

approves
favors
likes
supports
endorses
indorses
loves
enjoys
sanctions
relishes
adores
fancies
digs
delights (in)
revels (in)
grooves (on)

单词	deprecates
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 deprecates verb present tense third-person singular of deprecate 1 as in dismisses 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 dismisses minimizes diminishes criticizes derogates disparages denigrates decries belittles denounces depreciates condemns dislikes discounts trashes cries down runs down bad-mouths talks down scolds plays down disses discredits dumps on writes off vilipends poor-mouths kisses off trash-talks maligns abuses vilifies traduces censures disgraces slanders defames puts down discommends slurs rips reprehends asperses disapproves (of) reprobates Antonyms & Near Antonyms exalts praises applauds lauds extols endorses approves recommends glorifies magnifies indorses favors commends extolls acclaims sanctions compliments countenances eulogizes See More 2 as in dislikes to hold an unfavorable opinion of deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded Synonyms & Similar Words dislikes criticizes rejects denounces condemns reproves disfavors disesteems scorns discountenances mislikes looks down one's nose (on) tsk-tsks chides scolds disapproves (of) frowns (on or upon) pooh-poohs tut-tuts (over or about) disrelishes censures tuts (over or about) rebukes reprehends discommends poohs reprobates reproaches objects (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms approves favors likes supports endorses indorses loves enjoys sanctions relishes adores fancies digs delights (in) revels (in) grooves (on) See More
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deprecate

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