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Deprecated

//ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Strongly disapproved of.

    "But much more to be deprecated than all the particular departures from idiom already mentioned is the growing notion that every monosyllabic adjective, if an adverb is to be made of it, must have a -ly clapped on to it to proclaim the fact."

  2. 2
    Belittled; insulted.
  3. 3
    Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.

    "Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()"

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of deprecate form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

Etymology 2

From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

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