Word of the Day 01/20/22 Deprecate
Deprecate (verb)
dep·re·cate [dep-ri-keyt] (previously 08-03-13)</b>
verb (used with object)
1. to express earnest disapproval of: The physician’s committee moved to deprecate the standard American diet.
2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).
3. to depreciate; belittle: How can companies redress the experiences of marginalized team members whose voices are being deprecated in the workplace?
4. Computers. to cease supporting or recommending the use of (older elements, features, or versions of software): The publisher deprecates products after five years or if more than two more recent versions are available.
5. Archaic. to pray for deliverance from.
OTHER WORDS FROM DEPRECATE
dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
dep·re·ca·tion [dep-ri-key-shuhn], noun
dep·re·ca·tor, noun
half-dep·re·cat·ing, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH DEPRECATE
depreciate (see word story at the current entry)
WORDS RELATED TO DEPRECATE
depreciate, derogate, detract, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, disparage, expostulate, frown, object, pooh-pooh, rip, cut down to size, disapprove of, discommend, poor-mouth, put down, run down, take dim view of, take down
See synonyms for: deprecate / deprecated / deprecating on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR DEPRECATE
1. condemn, denounce.
3. disparage, decry, minimize.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR DEPRECATE
1. See decry.
HISTORICAL USAGE OF DEPRECATE
An early and still common sense of deprecate is “to express disapproval of.” In technology and computing, deprecate is very commonly used to describe phasing out or abandoning out-of-date software.
In an evolution still occasionally criticized by a few, deprecate has come to be synonymous with the similar but etymologically unrelated word depreciate in the sense “belittle”: The author modestly deprecated the importance of his work. In compounds with self-, deprecate has almost totally replaced depreciate in modern usage: Her self-deprecating account of her career both amused and charmed the audience.
Origin: First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin dēprecātus “prayed against, warded off” (past participle of dēprecārī ), equivalent to dē- “away from, out of“ + precārī “to pray” + -ātus past participle suffix; see de-, pray, -ate1
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dep·re·cate [dep-ri-keyt] (previously 08-03-13)</b>
verb (used with object)
1. to express earnest disapproval of: The physician’s committee moved to deprecate the standard American diet.
2. to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.).
3. to depreciate; belittle: How can companies redress the experiences of marginalized team members whose voices are being deprecated in the workplace?
4. Computers. to cease supporting or recommending the use of (older elements, features, or versions of software): The publisher deprecates products after five years or if more than two more recent versions are available.
5. Archaic. to pray for deliverance from.
OTHER WORDS FROM DEPRECATE
dep·re·cat·ing·ly, adverb
dep·re·ca·tion [dep-ri-key-shuhn], noun
dep·re·ca·tor, noun
half-dep·re·cat·ing, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH DEPRECATE
depreciate (see word story at the current entry)
WORDS RELATED TO DEPRECATE
depreciate, derogate, detract, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, disparage, expostulate, frown, object, pooh-pooh, rip, cut down to size, disapprove of, discommend, poor-mouth, put down, run down, take dim view of, take down
See synonyms for: deprecate / deprecated / deprecating on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR DEPRECATE
1. condemn, denounce.
3. disparage, decry, minimize.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR DEPRECATE
1. See decry.
HISTORICAL USAGE OF DEPRECATE
An early and still common sense of deprecate is “to express disapproval of.” In technology and computing, deprecate is very commonly used to describe phasing out or abandoning out-of-date software.
In an evolution still occasionally criticized by a few, deprecate has come to be synonymous with the similar but etymologically unrelated word depreciate in the sense “belittle”: The author modestly deprecated the importance of his work. In compounds with self-, deprecate has almost totally replaced depreciate in modern usage: Her self-deprecating account of her career both amused and charmed the audience.
Origin: First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin dēprecātus “prayed against, warded off” (past participle of dēprecārī ), equivalent to dē- “away from, out of“ + precārī “to pray” + -ātus past participle suffix; see de-, pray, -ate1
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.