Word

depreciate, v.
(depreciated, depreciates, depreciating)

lose in value
<verb.change>

depreciate devaluate devalue undervalue

sample sentences

"The dollar depreciated again"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depreciatory depreciative depreciation depreciation

antonym

appreciate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

devaluation devaluation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

devaluation

semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

verb group

depreciate

lower the value of something
<verb.change>

depreciate

sample sentences

"The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depreciatory depreciative depreciation depreciation

antonym

appreciate

semantic pointers

verb group

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

hypernym

devalue

hyponym

expense, write off, write down

belittle
<verb.communication>

deprecate depreciate vilipend

sample sentences

"The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deprecatory deprecative deprecation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depreciatory depreciative depreciation depreciator

semantic pointers

hypernym

disparage, belittle, pick at

hyponym

deflate, puncture