depreciates

Meaning of depreciates

verb, 3rd person present
  1. diminish in value over a period of time.
    the latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year
  2. disparage or belittle (something).
    she was already depreciating her own aesthetic taste

late Middle English (in depreciate (sense 2)): from late Latin depreciat- ‘lowered in price, undervalued’, from the verb depreciare, from Latin de- ‘down’ + pretium ‘price’.

Information about depreciates

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of depreciates is: depreciate.
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Hyphenation of depreciates

de-pre-ci-ates

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
  • depreciates is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

depreciates synonyms

Meaning reduce the price of:

cheapen

Meaning reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of:

devalue

Meaning dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant:

belittle

Meaning regard or represent as being of little worth:

disparage

Meaning criticize unfairly; disparage:

denigrate

Meaning publicly denounce:

decry

Meaning express disapproval of:

deprecate

Meaning harm the good reputation of:

discredit

Meaning underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something):

underrate

Meaning rate (something) insufficiently highly; fail to appreciate:

undervalue

Meaning estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is:

underestimate

Meaning bring about a general reduction of price levels in (an economy):

deflate

Meaning cause to seem less impressive or valuable:

diminish

Meaning represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance:

minimize

Meaning make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is:

trivialize

Meaning speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation:

traduce

Meaning damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel:

defame

Meaning consider to be unworthy of one's consideration:

disdain

Meaning subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour:

ridicule

Meaning express contempt for; ridicule:

deride

Meaning tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner:

mock

Meaning feel or express contempt or disdain for:

scorn

Meaning talk disparagingly about; criticize:

knock

Meaning shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly:

slam

Meaning criticize severely:

pan

Meaning criticize severely and reject as worthless:

rubbish

Meaning cover (something, especially a roof) with slates:

slate

Meaning detract from:

derogate

Meaning fail to appreciate the value of (something); undervalue:

misprize

depreciates antonyms

Meaning recognize the full worth of:

appreciate

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