depreciate

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.

1. To lessen the price or value of.
2. To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.
3. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle. See synonyms at decry. See Usage Note at deprecate.

v.intr.
To diminish in price or value.

[Medieval Latin dēpreciāre, dēpreciāt-, alteration of Latin dēpretiāre : dē-, de- + pretium, price.]

depreciator de·pre'ci·a'tor n.

Systematically write off the cost of an asset over a period of time allowed by tax law.

verb

1. To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, write down. See increase/decrease, money.
2. To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idioms: makelightlittleof. See attack/defend, show/hide.

v

Definition: belittle, ridicule
Antonyms: approve, commend, compliment, exalt, laud, praise, recommend

v

Definition: devalue, lose value
Antonyms: gain value, increase, overrate, raise, rate

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IN BRIEF: To lessen the worth of.

The couple's stocks continued to depreciate in value.

Tutor's tip: If you "deprecate" (to disapprove or to speak critically) someone else's abilities you might "depreciate" (to reduce the value of something) their ability to contribute to the project.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forringe, undervurdere, tale ringeagtende om
v. intr. - forringes, tabe i værdi

Nederlands (Dutch)
in waarde/prijs (doen) dalen, geringschatten, denigreren

Français (French)
v. tr. - déprécier, dévaloriser
v. intr. - (Fin, fig) se déprécier, se dévaloriser

Deutsch (German)
v. - herabsetzen, abwerten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποτιμώ/-ούμαι, υφίσταμαι απόσβεση, απομειώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
denigrare, deprezzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - depreciar

Русский (Russian)
умалять, обесценивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - denigrar, depreciar, devaluar
v. intr. - devaluarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sänka värdet, bildl. nedvärdera, skriva av

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
降价, 贬低, 跌价, 贬值

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 降價, 貶低
v. intr. - 降價, 跌價, 貶值

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 깔보다, 시장 가치를 떨어뜨리다
v. intr. - 값이 떨어지다, 화폐 가치가 하락하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 価値を下げる, 価値が下がる, 軽視する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصبح أقل قيمه, يقلل من قدر أو أهميه شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ירד בערכו, זילזל ב-, הוריד את כוח הקניה של (כסף)‬
v. intr. - ‮ירד בערכו‬

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