Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deprecated

/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: dep-re-cat-ed
IPA: /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Strongly disapproved of.

adj

Belittled; insulted.

adj

Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.

verb

simple past and past participle of deprecate

Example Sentences

"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."
"Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()"
"Note that deprecated functions are not removed yet."
"A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs."
"Just because an element or attribute is deprecated doesn't mean that it can't be used on a webpage."

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dēprecātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
British English: /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more deprecated (comparative) most deprecated (superlative)

Derived Forms

nondeprecated

Frequently Paired Words

deprecation undeprecated

Synonyms

on its way out obsolescent anachronistic antediluvial antediluvian antiquated antique archaic backward backwards behind the times cobwebbed

Antonyms

current praised

Questions

How do you pronounce deprecated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/.
What does deprecated mean?: Strongly disapproved of.
Where does deprecated come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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