deprecate

The company will “deprecate” the news tab — a Facebook feature to prominently display news material — for users in the United Kingdom, Germany and France.

“If there are products that aren’t resonating with customers we deprecate those items and look for other opportunities,” Taddy said.

"If there are products that aren't resonating with customers we deprecate those items and look for other opportunities to better meet their needs," Matt Taddy, Vice President of Amazon Private Brands, said in an email to Reuters.

Those that don’t agree to pay, Twitter warned, will begin to see their service “deprecate,” a process that some agencies say is already underway.

This word is imprecise and is used universally to deprecate the person or group described.