Source: dictionary.com
dep-re-cate
1. To express disapproval of, deplore
2. To belittle, depreciate
dep-pre-ci-ate
1. To lessen the price or value of
2. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
Usage Note: The first and fully accepted meaning of deprecate is "to
express disapproval of." But the word has steadily encroached on the
meaning of depreciate. It is now used, almost to the exclusion of
depreciate, in the sense "to belittle or mildly disparage," as in He
deprecated his own contribution.
Source: thesaurus.com
Synonyms for deprecate: bemoan, bewail, condemn, deplore, **depreciate** ,
derogate, detract, disapprove of, discommend, discountenance, disesteem,
disfavor, disparage, expostulate, frown, lament, mudsling, object, pooh
pooh, pour mouth, protest against, put down, rip, run down, take down
[emphasis added]
I say toh-mah-toh, you say tuh-may-toh, who cares it's still a fruit. :-)
- James Snell
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your
God will be with you whereever you go. - Joshua 1:9
Jess Sightler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
01/07/2003 12:25 PM
Please respond to axis-dev
To
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Re: Another API breaking change
> way to make this change would have been to depreciate the existing
Deprecate... deprecate... deprecate... deprecate... deprecate... ;-)
Ok, no offense, but this one is a pet-peeve of mine. Make sure that you
deprecate the method. Don't depreciate it.
Thanks,
Jess
'Cuz-it-ain't-accounting
On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 15:12, James M Snell wrote:
> Found another API breaking change that needs to be fixed. This one made
> by Russell Butek and involves org.apache.axis.description.ParameterDesc
.
>
> An Axis 1.0 constructor was changed in version 1.22.6.2. The
appropriate
> way to make this change would have been to depreciate the existing
> constructor and to create a new one. Russell, can you please go back
and
> make the appropriate fixes?
>
> - James Snell
> IBM Emerging Technologies
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (559) 587-1233 (office)
> (700) 544-9035 (t/l)
> Programming Web Services With SOAP
> O'Reilly & Associates, ISBN 0596000952
>
> Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.
> Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your
> God will be with you whereever you go. - Joshua 1:9
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