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Webster 1913 Edition
Depreciate
De-pre′ci-ate
(dē̍-prē′shĭ-āt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Depreciated
(dē̍-prē′shĭ-āˊtĕd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depreciating
(dē̍-prē′shĭ-āˊtĭng)
.] [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 philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and
depreciate
. Cudworth.
Syn. – To decry; disparage; traduce; lower; detract; underrate. See
Decry
. De-pre′ci-ate
,Verb.
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 specieDefinition 2024
depreciate
depreciate
English
Verb
depreciate (third-person singular simple present depreciates, present participle depreciating, simple past and past participle depreciated)
- (transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue.
- (Can we date this quote?) Cudworth
- […] which […] some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate.
- (Can we date this quote?) Burke
- To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself.
- (Can we date this quote?) Cudworth
- (intransitive) To decline in value over time.
- (transitive) To belittle.
Usage notes
- Do not confuse with deprecate, which means 'to disapprove of'. The meaning of deprecate has lately been encroaching on depreciate in the sense 'to belittle'.
Synonyms
- (reduce in value over time):
- (belittle): do down
Antonyms
- (reduce in value over time): appreciate
- (belittle): aggrandise/aggrandize, big up (slang)
Translations
To reduce in value over time