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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 | ||
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