depreciate
Meaning of depreciate
- diminish in value over a period of time.
the latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year
- disparage or belittle (something).
she was already depreciating her own aesthetic taste
late Middle English (in depreciate (sense 2)): from late Latin depreciat- ‘lowered in price, undervalued’, from the verb depreciare, from Latin de- ‘down’ + pretium ‘price’.
Information about depreciate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of depreciate is: depreciates.
- Languages in which depreciate is used:
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Hyphenation of depreciate
de-pre-ci-ate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- depreciate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
depreciate synonyms
Meaning deprecate:
Meaning undervalue:
undervalue, devaluate, devalue
Meaning reduce the price of:
Meaning dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant:
Meaning regard or represent as being of little worth:
Meaning criticize unfairly; disparage:
Meaning publicly denounce:
Meaning harm the good reputation of:
Meaning underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something):
Meaning estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is:
Meaning bring about a general reduction of price levels in (an economy):
Meaning cause to seem less impressive or valuable:
Meaning represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance:
Meaning make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is:
Meaning speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation:
Meaning damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel:
Meaning consider to be unworthy of one's consideration:
Meaning subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour:
Meaning express contempt for; ridicule:
Meaning tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner:
Meaning feel or express contempt or disdain for:
Meaning talk disparagingly about; criticize:
Meaning shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly:
Meaning criticize severely:
Meaning criticize severely and reject as worthless:
Meaning cover (something, especially a roof) with slates:
Meaning detract from:
Meaning fail to appreciate the value of (something); undervalue:
depreciate antonyms
Meaning recognize the full worth of:
Translation of depreciate
- Spanish: calumniar, difamar, denigrar
- German: diffamieren, verleumden
- French: calomnier
- Italian: diffamare, denigrare, calunniare
Words that rhyme with depreciate
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