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Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of deprecate

"The old software was deprecated by the developer after a more secure version was released."

In plain English: To deprecate something means to say it is old-fashioned and should no longer be used, even if you can still use it for now.

"The old code was deprecated because developers are now required to use the new security standards."

Adjective
1

Strongly disapproved of.

"The community strongly deprecated his attempt to undermine their trust through deceitful tactics."

Example Sentences
"The old code was deprecated because developers are now required to use the new security standards." verb
"The old manager deprecated his predecessor's leadership style during the meeting." verb
"She deprecated the outdated rules that no longer served our community well." verb
"He deprecated any attempt to change the team's core values without consensus." verb
See Also
deprecate ferric oxide phase out insulted undeprecated construct nondeprecated computing language
Related Terms

Origin

The word deprecated comes from the Latin dēprecatus, meaning "to pray against" an evil or impending harm. It entered English with this original sense of interceding to avert disaster before taking on its modern technical meaning.

Rhyming Words
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