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• past tense form of deprecate.
• past participle of deprecate.

deprecated

American  

[dep-ri-kay-tid] / ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. spoken or written about with disapproval.

   The much deprecated preference of poorer people for less nutritious white bread over brown has to do with price as well as palatability.

2. Computers. (of a software version or feature) marked as not recommended for users and developers because of the risk of damage or compromised security, the existence of superior alternatives, or an impending upgrade.

   This routine removes all deprecated tags and obsolete elements from the code, replacing them where appropriate.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deprecate.

Other Word Forms

• undeprecated
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of deprecated

deprecate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

deprecated

“Blocking public posts makes no sense. It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute,” Mr. Musk tweeted.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

It was already deprecated last year when the company disabled Android Auto for Phone Screens on newer Android 12 devices.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022

But this is one of those shortcuts that needs to be deprecated because its basic premises no longer apply.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2019

MD5 is strongly deprecated and this points to troubling software development security practices in Yahoo or its suppliers.”

From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2016

I deprecated war on the seceding States, and strongly expressed the opinion that the South could not be conquered.

From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by George William Brown

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