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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Depreciate \De*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depreciated}; p. pr & vb n. {Depreciating}.] [L. depretiatus depreciatus p. p. of depretiare -ciare, to depreciate; de- + pretiare to prize, fr pretium price. See {Price}.] To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue. --Addison. Which . . . some over-severe phoilosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate. --Cudworth. To prove that the Americans ought not to be free we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself --Burke. Syn: To decry; disparage; traduce; lower; detract; underrate. See {Decry}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Depreciate \De*pre"ci*ate\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: depreciate v 1: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" [syn: {deprecate}] 2: lower the value of something "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" [ant: {appreciate}] 3: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" [syn: {undervalue}, {devaluate}, {devalue}] [ant: {appreciate}]
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