Definition of depreciates Depreciates
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What does depreciates mean?
Part of speech
🔤- depreciates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of depreciate (infinitive).
WordNet
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| depreciate - lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" | ||
| undervalue, devaluate, devalue | ||
| revalue, apprise, apprize, appreciate value anew; "revalue the German Mark" | ||
| depreciate lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| depreciate - lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" | ||
| devaluate, depreciate, devalue, undervalue lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" | ||
| apprise, apprize, appreciate increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" | ||
| devalue lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting" | ||
| expense, write down, write off reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer" | ||
| depreciate - belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" | ||
| deprecate, vilipend | ||
| disparage, belittle, pick at express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" | ||
| puncture, deflate be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- depreciate (Verb)
To reduce in value over time. - depreciate (Verb)
To belittle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- depreciate (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. - depreciate (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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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depreciate
To attack falsely or with malicious intent the good name and reputation of someone.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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depreciate
de-prē′shi-āt, v.t. to lower the worth of: to undervalue: to disparage.—v.i. to fall in value.—n. Depreciā′tion, the falling of value: disparagement.—adjs. Deprē′ciative, Deprē′ciatory, tending to depreciate or lower.—n. Deprē′ciator. [L. depretiāre, -ātum—de, down, and pretium, price.]
Part of speech
🔤- depreciate, verb, present, 1st person singular of depreciate (infinitive).
- depreciate, verb (infinitive).
