# deprecate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/

## Definitions
1. To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
2. To belittle, depreciate.
3. To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
4. To pray against.
5. To regret deeply.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēprecātus, perfect active participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from dē- (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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