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Deprecate

/ˈdɛprəkeɪt/

EN

To strongly disapprove of something; in software development, to mark a feature as outdated and advise against future use.

The framework will deprecate this old API in the next major release.

Etymology

Comes from the Latin verb deprecari, meaning 'to pray against, to condemn'. It entered English in the mid-17th century with the meaning of expressing disapproval, and gained its modern computing sense in the late 20th century.

Translations

简体中文
不赞成,反对,弃用(术语)
繁體中文
不贊成,反對,棄用(術語)
日本語
非難する,推奨しない,廃止予定
한국어
반대하다,폐기 예정
Deutsch
missbilligen,veralten kennzeichnen
Español
desaprobar,obsoleto marcar
Português
desaprovar,marcar como obsoleto
Français
désapprouver,marquer comme obsolète
Català
desaprovar,marcar com obsolet
Tiếng Việt
phản đối,đánh dấu lỗi thời

Collocations

deprecate a featuredeprecate an APIstrongly deprecate

Synonyms

disapprovecondemndeploreobsoleteretire

Antonyms

approveendorseadoptsupport

Related Words

deprecateddeprecationoutdatedlegacyobsolete