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Definition of Depreciate
1. Verb. Belittle. "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
Generic synonyms: Belittle, Disparage, Pick At
Specialized synonyms: Deflate, Puncture
Derivative terms: Deprecation, Deprecative, Deprecatory, Depreciation, Depreciative, Depreciator, Depreciatory
2. Verb. Lower the value of something. "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
Specialized synonyms: Expense, Write Down, Write Off
Generic synonyms: Devalue
Antonyms: Appreciate
Derivative terms: Depreciation, Depreciation, Depreciative, Depreciatory
3. Verb. Lose in value. "The dollar depreciated again"
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Antonyms: Appreciate
Derivative terms: Depreciation, Depreciation, Depreciative, Depreciatory, Devaluation, Devaluation, Devaluation
Definition of Depreciate
1. v. t. To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue.
2. 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.
Definition of Depreciate
1. Verb. (intransitive) To reduce in value over time. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To belittle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Depreciate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Depreciate
Literary usage of Depreciate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to Economics by Henry Rogers Seager (1905)
"And are Consequently Liable to depreciate Differences in Risk of Loss rent rate
of interest. Factories and other capital goods whose creation requires a ..."
2. A Statistical View of the Commerce of the United States of America by Timothy Pitkin (1835)
"... of credit constituted the principal currency of the North American Colonies—First
issued by Massachusetts in 1690—These bills depreciate in value—State ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"they can take that point of view, are necessarily very feeble critics. I do not
wish to be thought to depreciate the splendid ethics ..."
4. New Probate Law and Practice, with Annotations and Forms, for Use in Alaska by William Smithers Church (1909)
"Petition for order to sell perishable and other personal property likely to
depreciate in value. § 491. Form. Order to sell perishable property. § 492. ..."
5. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"Property is not to be regarded as perishable merely because It will depreciate
In value by reason of changes in the styles and fash- Ions. ..."
6. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1865)
"... observed that the editors had done much to depreciate the merits of Wolf,
nevertheless they had adopted all his readings. ..."
7. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"They will also endeavor to depreciate the Congress paper by throwing in forged
notes. Л general of the first rank and abilities would go over, ..."
8. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"depreciate is the easier of the two words to deal with. Its oldest use is what
for convenience we shall refer to as the disparaging sense. ..."
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