deprecate

verb

ˈde-pri-ˌkāt How to pronounce deprecate (audio)
Definition of deprecatenext
1
as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year

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2
as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded

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Recent Examples of deprecate The internet personality was particularly known for satirical skits and deprecating humor, earning a Shorty Award and several Streamy Award nominations. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 Once the new models go live, earlier versions will be deprecated. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025 The 45-year-old actor has always projected a sort of likable, hunky lunkhead persona, giving the movies their equivalent of the campus jock that secretly had a sly sense of self-deprecating humor and theater-department chops. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025 Microsoft’s first Kerberos implementation protects a password from cracking attacks by representing it as a hash generated with a single iteration of Microsoft’s NTLM cryptographic hash function, which itself is a modification of the super-fast, and now deprecated, MD4 hash function. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deprecate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprecate
  1. dismiss
  2. dislike
  3. minimize
  4. criticize
  5. diminish
  6. reject
Verb
  • On Wednesday, lawyers for Gomez filed a motion to dismiss the artist from the suit, and said she should have never been dragged into the case in the first place.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • El-Sayed dismissed a potential fundraising gap in the race, which could occur if donors were pushed towards Rogers or if outside groups like AIPAC intervened on Rogers’ behalf.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismiss
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  • And that all starts with Hawks themselves, a wonderfully charismatic hero who’s nearly impossible to dislike.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Some children are selective eaters or dislike traditional breakfast foods.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dislike
Verb
  • Once the major economies stop asking how to minimize the global costs of adjustment and begin asking instead how to minimize their own risk, the opportunity to find a relatively painless solution to the global trade imbalance will have passed.
    — MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The hotel takes part in ‘Green Engage’ initiatives to minimize carbon footprint and is committed to reducing plastic use by 90 percent and glass waste by 80 percent (although no official end-date has been set).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of minimize
Verb
  • The move came days after Stephens publicly criticized EMCC and Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference leadership over changes to the league’s football schedule and playoff format.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also defended the decision to increase bond purchases earlier last month, after investor Stanley Druckenmiller criticized the move.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of criticize
Verb
  • At least one expert said that some workers could have access to oxygen, but others warned that the chances of finding survivors were diminishing.
    — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Violence diminishes its victims, forcing everyone to play a single thankless role.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminish
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  • The Athletic reported on Monday that all parties have now been in direct communication to confirm the deal is off after City’s bid of an initial £75m and £5m in add-ons was rejected.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Palal also rejected the defense’s contention that Davis fabricated his accounts to make money.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Deprecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecate. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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