deprecated
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deprecated
- /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ UK
- /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/ UK
- /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ Canada, US
- [ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.ɾɪd] Canada, US
- /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/ Canada, US
- [ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.ɾɪd] Canada, US
- /ˈdep.ɹɪ.kæɪ.tɪd/ Australia
- [ˈdep.ɹɪ.kæɪ.ɾɪd] Australia
- /ˈdep.ɹə.kæɪ.tɪd/ Australia
- [ˈdep.ɹə.kæɪ.ɾɪd] Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).
adjective more deprecated · most deprecated
- Strongly disapproved of. But much more to be deprecated than all the particular departures from idiom already mentioned is the growing notion that every monosyllabic adjective, if an adverb is to be made of it, must have a -ly clapped on to it to proclaim the fact.
- Belittled; insulted.
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Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.
Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()
Similar: on its way out, obsolescent, anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, prehistoric, archaic, backward, backwards, behind the times
Similar: legacy, obsolescent, obsolete, on its way out, condemned, disfavored, frown on · Opposite: current, praised
verb
- simple past and past participle of deprecate
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adjective
Similar: legacy, obsolescent, obsolete, on its way out, condemned, disfavored, frown on · Opposite: current, praised
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adj strongly disapproved of
| Português | desaprovado, desfavorecido, obsoleto, descontinuado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | abgelehnt, verurteilt, unzulässig, verboten, missbilligt |
| Ελληνικά | αποδοκιμαζόμενος apodokimazómenos, μη αποδεκτός mi apodektós |
| Русский | осуждаемый osuždajemyj, запрещенный zapreščennyj |
adj belittled
| Português | menosprezado |
|---|---|
| Français | rabaissé |
| Deutsch | geschmäht |
| Русский | униженный unižennyj |
adj computing: obsolescent
| Español | descontinuado, obsoleto |
|---|---|
| Português | deprecado, obsoleto, desfavorecido, descontinuado |
| Français | obsolète |
| Deutsch | veraltet, obsolet, überholt, nicht länger gebräuchlich, nicht mehr empfohlen |
| Italiano | obsoleto, deprecato |
| Русский | устаревший ustarevšij |
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title = {deprecated},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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