Definitions for: Depreciate


[v] lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"
[v] lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
[v] belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"



Webster (1913) Definition: De*pre"ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depreciated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Depreciating.] [L. depretiatus,
depreciatus, p. p. of depretiare, -ciare, to depreciate; de-
+ pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See Price.]
To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of;
to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to
undervalue. --Addison.

Which . . . some over-severe phoilosophers may look
upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate.
--Cudworth.

To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we
are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself.
--Burke.

Syn: To decry; disparage; traduce; lower; detract; underrate.
See Decry.


De*pre"ci*ate, v. i.
To fall in value; to become of less worth; to sink in
estimation; as, a paper currency will depreciate, unless it
is convertible into specie.

Synonyms: deprecate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue

Antonyms: appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue

See Also: belittle, decrease, deflate, diminish, disparage, fall, lessen, pick at, puncture, write off

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