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| deprecate | |
| 1. v. To belittle or express disapproval of. |  |
| He deprecates any praise of his own merits. | |
| They deprecated the attempt to deny aid to homeless people. | |
| She deprecated any action which might disturb the peace. | |
| 2. v. (chiefly computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced. | |
| The bold tag has been deprecated in favour of the strong tag. | |
| It is still supported but strongly deprecated. | |
| 3. v. (archaic) To pray against. | |
