depreciate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
2. (intransitive) To decline in value over time.
3. (transitive) To belittle or disparage.

Opposite of

appreciate, aggrandize, big up

Synonyms

belittle

disparage

devalue

run down

decry

devaluate

undervalue

speak against

deprecate

denigrate

debase

derogate

speak slightingly of

abase

lessen

calumniate

underrate

cheapen

vilipend

play down

defame

deflate

scorn

speak disparagingly of

slander

slight

slur

snub

traduce

trivialize

underestimate

understate

weaken

wear out

detract from

grow worse

lose value

speak evil of

not appreciate

deminish

cast aspersions upon

debase the value of

depreciation of value

asperse

damage

decrease

decrement

degrade

denounce

depreciation

Translations

déprécier

svalutare

depreciar

devaluar

deprezzare

se déprécier

herabsetzen

depreciar

depreciar

devaluar

dévaluer

abschreiben

ablehnen

degradare

κάνω απόσβεση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈpɹiːʃɪeɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English depreciaten, borrowed from Late Latin dēpretiātus / dēpreciātus, perfect passive participle of dēpretiō / dēpreciō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + pretium (“price”) + -ō.