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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “deprecated”

“deprecated” is pronounced /ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtəd/ (DE-pruh-kay-tuhd) in American English and /dɛpɹɪkeɪtɪd/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “dep”.
The sound

Say “deprecated” in 4 beats

Say it like this

deprecated

/ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtəd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɛpɹɪkeɪtɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. depdɛstress
  2. recpɹə
  3. atkeɪ
  4. edtəd
IPA (American)
/ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtəd/
IPA (British)
/dɛpɹɪkeɪtɪd/
Respelling
DE-pruh-kay-tuhd
Syllables
4 — DEP-rec-at-ed
Stress
Stress the first syllable: DEP-rec-at-ed. “dep” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtəd/

British

/dɛpɹɪkeɪtɪd/

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Meaning

What “deprecated” means

  1. verb

    express strong disapproval of; deplore

  2. verb

    belittle

    “The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts”

Say it in a sentence

“That setting is deprecated and will vanish in the next release.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
dd×2ɛshort eppɹrəschwa×2kkeɪlong att

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Questions

“deprecated”, answered

How do you pronounce “deprecated”?

“deprecated” is pronounced /ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtəd/ (DE-pruh-kay-tuhd) in American English and /dɛpɹɪkeɪtɪd/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “dep”. Build it as DEP-rec-at-ed, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “deprecated” have?

4: dep · rec · at · ed. The beat lands on the first, “dep”.

Is “deprecated” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtəd/ (DE-pruh-kay-tuhd); British English says /dɛpɹɪkeɪtɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “deprecated” mean?

As a verb: express strong disapproval of; deplore For example: “That setting is deprecated and will vanish in the next release.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “deprecated”?

Stress the first syllable: DEP-rec-at-ed. “dep” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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