English verb: depreciate | |||
1. | depreciate (communication) belittle | ||
Samples | The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts. | ||
Synonyms | deprecate, vilipend | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | belittle, disparage, pick at | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deflate, puncture | ||
2. | depreciate (change) lower the value of something | ||
Samples | The Fed depreciated the dollar once again. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | devalue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | expense, write down, write off | ||
Verb group | depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue | ||
Antonyms | apprise, apprize, appreciate | ||
3. | depreciate (change) lose in value | ||
Samples | The dollar depreciated again. | ||
Synonyms | devaluate, devalue, undervalue | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
Verb group | depreciate | ||
Antonyms | revalue, apprise, apprize, appreciate | ||