deprecated

[ dep-ri-key-tid ]

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 ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·dep·re·cat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deprecated¹

deprecate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Walter Lippmann, the reigning public intellectual of his era, deprecated FDR as “a highly impressionable person, without a firm grasp of public affairs. ... A pleasant man who, without any important qualifications for the office, would very much like to be President.”

From Los Angeles Times

“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

But like Harry S. Truman, who seems ever-more a kindred spirit, Biden knows the things you discover by getting bounced around in life and deprecated by the smart guys — and most of all, what you learn just by keeping going, through good and bad.

From Washington Post

It is kind of intuitive at this point to say we have had hundreds of billions of dollars in 3D assets invested, and all of those essentially get deprecated after their first use.

From The Verge

Those are essentially all deprecated.

From The Verge