define deprecated
Part of the Programming glossary: Deprecated means, generally, that something is acknowledged but discouraged. In IT, deprecation means that although something is available or allowed, it is not recommended or that, in the case where something must be used, to say it is deprecated means that its failings are recognized.
To deprecate is to show disapproval or to make someone feel unimportant by speaking to them disrespectfully, like seniors who deprecate younger students just for fun. To deprecate is to diminish, or to oppose, like when someone deprecates your dream of climbing Mt. Everest by calling it a little walk up a hill.. Some people deprecate themselves, which is called being self-deprecating.