deprecated

[ dep-ri-key-tid ]
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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.

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

Origin of deprecated

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Other words from deprecated

  • un·dep·re·cat·ed, adjective

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How to use deprecated in a sentence

  • Ministers deprecated the motion as tending to embarrass the administration, and defeat the very end for which it was proposed.

  • 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.

  • 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