deprecate
verb
dep·re·cate
ˈde-pri-ˌkāt 
deprecated; deprecating; deprecates
1
: to express disapproval of
deprecates such attempts at humor
2
3
: to withdraw official support for or discourage the use of (something, such as a software product) in favor of a newer or better alternative
… the Google Drive app for PC and Mac is officially being deprecated and the company's developers announced in a blog post that it will no longer be supported starting December 11. Instead, you'll need to choose from one of two new apps.—
Rhett Jones
Rhett JonesIn the case of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is deprecating and removing more than 20 features.—Mauro Huculak
Mauro Huculak4
a
: to seek to avert
deprecate the wrath … of the Roman people—Tobias Smollett
Tobias Smollett
b
archaic
: to pray against (something, such as an evil)
Examples of deprecate in a Sentence
movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year
deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded
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Under McKinley, the U.S. not only refrained from the vicious China land grab but employed its growing diplomatic influence to discourage its continuance and to deprecate the 19th-century imperialist credo.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
In order to bypass login protections such as 2FA, the attack targets non-interactive sign-ins with Basic Authentication, something long since deprecated by Microsoft precisely because of insecurity issues.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The scheme was deprecated by NIST following research in 2016 that showed it could be broken in practical attacks to decrypt web and VPN traffic.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2025
Regardless, Skype and Teams users will be able to chat with or call one another cross-platform until Skype is finally deprecated.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
In order to bypass login protections such as 2FA, the attack targets non-interactive sign-ins with Basic Authentication, something long since deprecated by Microsoft precisely because of insecurity issues.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The scheme was deprecated by NIST following research in 2016 that showed it could be broken in practical attacks to decrypt web and VPN traffic.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2025
Regardless, Skype and Teams users will be able to chat with or call one another cross-platform until Skype is finally deprecated.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Deprecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprecate. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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deprecate
verb
dep·re·cate
ˈdep-ri-ˌkāt
deprecated; deprecating
1
: to express disapproval of
2
: to represent as of little value : depreciate
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