deprecate vs malign

deprecate

verb
  • To belittle or express disapproval of. 

  • To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced. 

malign

verb
  • To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce. 

adj
  • Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence. 

  • Malevolent. 

  • Malignant. 

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