deprecated

[ dep-ri-key-tid ]

/ ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

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.

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.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of deprecate.

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Origin of deprecated

deprecate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM deprecated

un·dep·re·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby deprecated

depr., deprave, depraved, depravity, deprecate, deprecated, deprecation, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciable, depreciate

How to use deprecated in a sentence

Much like old technology gets obsolete and deprecated, in time, innovative experiences also tend to become ordinary, and most likely fail to go beyond expectations.
Google algorithms vs Google penalties, explained by an ex-Googler|Pedro Dias|December 23, 2020|Search Engine Land
In July, Google announced it would deprecate the Structured Data testing tool after it released the Rich Results Test tool out of beta.
Google to move the Structured Data testing tool to schema.org|Barry Schwartz|December 15, 2020|Search Engine Land
So I don’t need to disarm them by being miserable or self-deprecating.
How to Suck Less at … Being Funny in the Nude|Eugene Robinson|November 18, 2020|Ozy
Also, Google decided to deprecate and later fully shutter their PageRank API endpoints.
PageRank sculpting: How to get more from your links|Manick Bhan|October 26, 2020|Search Engine Watch

Ever since Google’s toolbar PageRank has been deprecated, marketers have no reliable ways to automatically tell a good link from a bad link.
The data-driven approach to making backlink analysis decisions|Ann Smarty|May 27, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Ministers deprecated the motion as tending to embarrass the administration, and defeat the very end for which it was proposed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Much as starving is to be deprecated, the prejudicial effects of repletion are still greater.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
Yet he did not lose his self-control; but deprecated this popular impulse and this show of dignity.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
He knew it was addressed to Allen, and that it deprecated war, and that it was mocking.
Wayside Courtships|Hamlin Garland
I remember that he deprecated revenge, although the score was heavy enough!
The Reckoning|Robert W. Chambers