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depreciateverb to diminish the price or value ofa faded finish will really depreciate your car when you decide to trade it in attenuate, break, cheapen, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, sink, write down, write off debase, demonetizeunderestimate, underprice, underrate, undervalueabridge, compress, contract, de-escalate, deflate, downsize, dwindle, lessen, moderate, shrink appreciate, enhance, mark up, upgrade bloat, blow up, inflateoverestimate, overprice, overrate, overvalueadd, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, compound, dilate, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, increase, maximize, multiply, raise, swell, up to express scornfully one's low opinion ofdared to depreciate Shakespeare, saying his works have no relevance for modern audiences bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, derogate, diminish, dis(also diss, slang), discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write off discommendabuse, scolddisapprove (of), dislikecensure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobateasperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilifydiscredit, disgrace dump on acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol(also extoll), glorify, laud, magnify, praise approve, countenance, endorse(also indorse), favor, recommend, sanctioncommend, compliment, eulogize decry, depreciate, disparage, belittle mean to express a low opinion of.decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit.decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed.critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison.disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude.belittled the achievements of others in the 15th century |