Verb: depreciate di'pree-shee,eyt
- Lose in value
"The dollar depreciated again";
- devaluate, devalue
- Lower the value of something
"The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
- Belittle
"She constantly depreciated her own achievements";
- deprecate, vilipend [archaic]
Derived forms: depreciated, depreciates, depreciating
Type of: belittle, come down, decrease, dent, devalue, diminish, disparage, fall, go down, lessen, pick at, sink
Antonym: appreciate
Encyclopedia: Depreciate