deprecate
/DEP-rih-kayt/verbto express disapproval of; to belittle
“The style guide deprecates that idiom in new code.”
- Synonyms
- disapprove, deplore, belittle
- Antonyms
- endorse, approve
- Memory hook
- deprecate: pray it away — formally frowned upon.
Learn deprecate and 1,000+ GRE words with spaced repetition and an AI tutor.
Start learning free