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

单词	deprecations
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 deprecations noun plural of deprecation 1 as in disapprovals refusal to accept as right or desirable considering that he's a member of the old school, his deprecation of contemporary manners isn't surprising Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance disapprovals displeasures criticisms condemnations dislikes hostilities discountenances objections disapprobations disesteems denunciations rejections antagonisms distastes censures disparagements antipathies oppositions disfavors dispraises disrelishes reprobations blames reprehensions opprobriums thumbs-downs reproaches belittlements Antonyms & Near Antonyms approvals favors sanctions approbations praises commendations acclaim endorsements indorsements sympathies thumbs-ups empathies See More 2 as in defamations the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant she had low self-esteem, so she made up for it with a near-constant deprecation of other people Synonyms & Similar Words defamations criticisms denigrations condemnations depreciations disparagements abuses detractions derogations diminishments vilifications calumnies libels vituperations slanders ridicules denunciations denouncements censures invectives aspersions derisions belittlements put-downs mockeries minimizations de-emphases Antonyms & Near Antonyms exaltations glorifications aggrandizements praises magnifications acclaim approvals ennoblements blessings approbations commendations hypes pufferies See More
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deprecate

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