deprecated en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.ɾɪd] (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
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- [ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.ɾɪd] (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈdep.ɹə.kæɪ.ɾɪd] (Australia)
- /ˈdep.ɹə.kæɪ.tɪd/ (Australia)
- /ˈdep.ɹɪ.kæɪ.tɪd/ (Australia)
- /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈdep.ɹɪ.kæɪ.ɾɪd] (Australia)
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”).
Meanings
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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.
1926, H. W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, page 679:
- Belittled; insulted.
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Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.
Note that deprecated functions are not removed yet.
Just because an element or attribute is deprecated doesn't mean that it can't be used on a webpage.
2002, Steven E. Callihan, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) by Example:Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()
A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs.
1999, Dave Raggett, et. al., “Conformance: requirements and recommendations”, in HTML 4.01 Specification, W3C:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more deprecated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most deprecated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
fossilized · passé · parachronistic · frown on · extinct · unemployed · on its way out · out of date · obsolescent · discontinued · outmoded · condemned · Havishamesque · cobwebby · disfavored · legacy · obsolete · hoary · desuete · out of fashion · obsolete · old school · antediluvial · defunct · behind the times · anachronistic · antiquated · disused · idle · antique · mouldy · expired · elderly · old · archaic · old-fashioned · venerable · unoccupied · dootsie · Miss Havishamesque · primitive · dated · cobwebbed · on its way out · outworn · superannuated · obsolescent · backward · workless · backwards · superseded · antediluvian · oldfangled · outdated
Translations (51)
de verboten (strongly disapproved of) · it deprecato (computing: obsolescent) · de missbilligt (strongly disapproved of) · el μη αποδεκτός (strongly disapproved of) · ca desaprovat (computing: obsolescent) · de unzulässig (strongly disapproved of) · es descontinuado (computing: obsolescent) · pt descontinuado (computing: obsolescent) · ru устаревший (computing: obsolescent) · tr reddedilen (strongly disapproved of) · tr reddedilmiş (strongly disapproved of) · pl umniejszany (belittled) · tr kınanmış (strongly disapproved of) · pt descontinuado (strongly disapproved of) · nl gedeprecieerd (computing: obsolescent) · fi vähätelty (belittled) · nl afgekeurd (computing: obsolescent) · de abgelehnt (strongly disapproved of) · ca desaprovat (strongly disapproved of) · pt desfavorecido (computing: obsolescent) · de veraltet (computing: obsolescent) · ca rebaixat (belittled) · nl afgekeurd (strongly disapproved of) · de geschmäht (belittled) · ru униженный (belittled) · fr rabaissé (belittled) · fi paheksuttu (strongly disapproved of) · pt obsoleto (strongly disapproved of) · ru запрещенный (strongly disapproved of) · tr kınanan (strongly disapproved of) · el αποδοκιμαζόμενος (strongly disapproved of) · it obsoleto (computing: obsolescent) · pl niepopularny (strongly disapproved of) · pl przestarzały (computing: obsolescent) · de obsolet (computing: obsolescent) · pt desaprovado (strongly disapproved of) · pt menosprezado (belittled) · pt obsoleto (computing: obsolescent) · de überholt (computing: obsolescent) · es obsoleto (computing: obsolescent) · nl gekleineerd (belittled) · fr obsolète (computing: obsolescent) · pt deprecado (computing: obsolescent) · de verurteilt (strongly disapproved of) · de nicht mehr empfohlen (computing: obsolescent) · cs zastaralý (computing: obsolescent) · pt desfavorecido (strongly disapproved of) · nl verouderd (computing: obsolescent) · fi vanhentunut (computing: obsolescent) · de nicht länger gebräuchlich (computing: obsolescent) · ru осуждаемый (strongly disapproved of)