[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

deprecate \dep"recate\ de^p"r-ek=at, v. t. imp.  p.
   p. deprecated -k=a`te^d; p. pr.  vb. n.
   deprecating -k=a`ti^ng. l. deprecatus, p. p. of
   deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de- + precari to
   pray. see pray.
   to pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to
   seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to desire
   the removal of. archaic
   1913 webster

   2. to protest against; to advance reasons against.
      pjc

            his purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he
            was with difficulty induced to adandon it. --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   3. to disapprove of strongly; to express a low opinion of.
      pjc
see also:
deprecated deprecating pray 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

deprecate
     v 1: express strong disapproval of; deplore
     2: belittle; "the teacher should not deprecate his student's
        efforts" syn: depreciate
see also:
depreciate 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

44 moby thesaurus words for "deprecate":
   belittle, bemoan, bewail, de-emphasize, denigrate, deplore,
   depreciate, derogate, despise, detract, discommend, discountenance,
   disdain, disesteem, disfavor, disparage, dispraise, disvalue,
   downplay, frown, hold in contempt, lament, make light of,
   make little of, make nothing of, minimize, misestimate, misprize,
   object, play down, put down, ridicule, sell short, set at naught,
   set little by, shrug off, think little of, think nothing of,
   underestimate, underplay, underprize, underrate, underreckon,
   undervalue

Deprecate >> D Words
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How and When to Deprecate APIs
...How to Deprecate. To deprecate a class or method, use the @deprecated ... It is not necessary to deprecate individual members of a deprecated ... ..
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/misc/deprecation/deprecation.html, score=100, date indexed=November 20, 2005, 5:05 am

Definition of deprecate - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
...deprecate. One entry found for deprecate.. Main Entry: dep·re·cate ... For More Information on "deprecate" go to Britannica.com. Get the Top ... ..
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=deprecate, score=91, date indexed=November 18, 2005, 2:22 pm

Obsolete, deprecate | conBLOG pí??e Ji??í Bure? ?
...... define=deprecate, kde jako jeden z význam?? slovesa deprecate naleznete ... Deprecate elementy se mohou v budoucích verzí jazyka stát Obsolete. ... ..
http://blog.converter.cz/index.php?p=591&c=1, score=88, date indexed=January 16, 2006, 8:12 pm

as days pass by » Deprecate
...... deprecate with defecate. Of course, confusing self-deprecate with the ... There are two very similar words, deprecate and depreciate. They are ... ..
http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/01/09/deprecate, score=86, date indexed=November 21, 2005, 12:32 am

Thesaurus.com/deprecate
...Top Web Results for "deprecate". 24 entries found for deprecate.. Main ... deprecate. , detract, disallow, discommend, discountenance, disesteem ... ..
http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=deprecate, score=77, date indexed=January 17, 2006, 1:14 pm

Dictionary.com/deprecate
...All rights reserved.. deprecate. deprecate was Word of the Day on May ... The first and fully accepted meaning of deprecate is “to express ... ..
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=deprecate, score=73, date indexed=November 11, 2005, 3:43 pm

How and When to Deprecate APIs
...How to Deprecate. Starting with J2SE 5.0, you deprecate a class, ... When to Deprecate *How to Deprecate. *Using the @Deprecated Annotation ... ..
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/javadoc/deprecation/deprecation.html, score=71, date indexed=January 27, 2006, 10:28 am

TechWeb: TechEncyclopedia
...Find the latest news and information on deprecate from across the ... deprecate. To make invalid or obsolete by removing or flagging the ... ..
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm?term=deprecate, score=66, date indexed=January 4, 2006, 10:12 am

Topical Words: Deprecate
...Anything we wish to deprecate we are likely to view with dread, and ... Deprecate itself has shifted sense quite substantially down the years ... ..
http://www.worldwidewords.org/topicalwords/tw-dep1.htm, score=64, date indexed=November 6, 2005, 8:41 pm

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