Hypertext Webster Gateway: "depreciate"
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) 1.7 (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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