deprecate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈdɛp.rɪˌkeɪt/ UK /ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #155615

Meanings

1

verb
To declare something outdated and advise against using it, even though it still works (often of software features).

The old tag has been deprecated in favour of a newer one.
2

verb
To express strong disapproval of something.

Critics deprecated the government's decision to cut funding for schools.
3

verb
To belittle or make something seem unimportant.

He tends to deprecate his own achievements and credit everyone else.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

2 verb · to express strong... reprobate

3 verb · to belittle or make... belittle disparagedownplay

Word family

Forms deprecateddeprecatesdeprecatingdeprecation

Derived forms deprecatoryself-deprecate

Related forms deprecationdiscontinue

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēprecātus, perfect active participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from dē- (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

*preḱ- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# deprecate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɛp.rɪˌkeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 155615

## Meanings
1. To declare something outdated and advise against using it, even though it still works (often of software features).
2. To express strong disapproval of something.
3. To belittle or make something seem unimportant.

## Examples
- The old tag has been deprecated in favour of a newer one.
- Critics deprecated the government's decision to cut funding for schools.
- He tends to deprecate his own achievements and credit everyone else.

## Derived Forms
- deprecatory
- self-deprecate

## Related Forms
- deprecation
- discontinue

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *preḱ-

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēprecātus, perfect active participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from dē- (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

## AI Etymology
Deprecate is borrowed from Latin dēprecātus, perfect active participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from dē- (“off”) + precor (“to pray”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *preḱ- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to declare something outdated and advise against using it, even though it still works (often of software features) and to express strong disapproval of something. The wider family includes derived forms such as deprecatory and self-deprecate; related words such as deprecation and discontinue.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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