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/ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against..
They deprecated the attempt to deny aid to homeless people.
She deprecated any action which might disturb the peace.
He spoke of Ethel continually; entreated her to forgive him; deprecated her coldness; and implored her to retract her refusal.
He deprecates any praise of his own merits.
Prior to the 1980s, Australian English had been widely deprecated by Australians themselves, principally as a result of a sense of inferiority known as "cultural cringe".
The 'bold' tag has been deprecated in favour of the 'strong' tag.
It is still supported but strongly deprecated.
A deprecated function works in the currently released version of Perl 5 but may not be supported in future releases of Perl 5.
Use deprecate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deprecate means (transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against..
Common synonyms include disparage, denounce, admonish, animadvert.
Possible antonyms include recommend, endorse, praise, commend.
They deprecated the attempt to deny aid to homeless people.
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