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depreciate

/ depreciate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
lose in value
"The dollar depreciated again"
Opposites:
appreciate apprize apprise revalue
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Derived:
devaluation depreciation wear and tear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
lower the value of something
"The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
Opposites:
appreciate apprize apprise
Type of:
devalue
Kinds of:
write off write down
Derived:
depreciation wear and tear
Verb group:
undervalue devaluate devalue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
belittle
"The teacher should not deprecate his student''s efforts"
Type of:
disparage belittle pick at
Kinds of:
deflate puncture
Derived:
disparagement depreciation derogation detractor disparager
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
2
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decrease diminish lessen appreciate apprize apprise revalue devalue write off write down disparage belittle