depreciate

de·pre·ci·ate  (d-prsh-t)

v. de·pre·ci·at·ed, de·pre·ci·at·ing, de·pre·ci·ates

v.tr.

1. To lessen the price or value of.

2. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle. See Synonyms at decry. See Usage Note at deprecate.

v.intr.

To diminish in price or value.

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[Medieval Latin dprecire, dprecit-, alteration of Latin dpretire : d-, de- + pretium, price; see per-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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de·preci·ator n.

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depreciate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to decline in value or price

2. to deride or criticize [Latin de- down + pretium price]

depreciatory adj

USAGE: Avoid confusion with deprecate.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	depreciate - belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" vilipend, deprecate disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" deflate, puncture - reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
	2.	depreciate - lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" devaluate, devalue, undervalue, depreciate - lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" expense, write down, write off - reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer" devalue - lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting" apprise, apprize, appreciate - increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
	3.	depreciate - lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" devaluate, devalue, undervalue decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" depreciate - lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" revalue, apprise, apprize, appreciate - gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"

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depreciate

verb 1. decrease, reduce, lessen, devalue, deflate, lower in value, devaluate << OPPOSITE augment

verb 2. lose value, devalue, devaluate << OPPOSITE appreciate

USAGE The word depreciate is not synonymous with deprecate. Depreciate means `to reduce or decline in value or price' while deprecate means `to express disapproval of'.

Translations

depreciate [dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪt] vi → depreciarse, perder valor

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depreciate [dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪt] vt → déprécier

vi → se déprécier, se dévaloriser

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depreciate [dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪt] vi → an Wert verlieren;

(currency) → an Kaufkraft verlieren;

(value) → sinken

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depreciate [dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪt] vt → svalutare

vi → svalutarsi