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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
de·pre·ci·ate       [di-pree-shee-eyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
2.to lessen the value or price of.
3.to claim depreciation on (a property) for tax purposes.
4.to represent as of little value or merit; belittle.
–verb (used without object)
5.to decline in value.
[Origin: 1640–50; < LL dépretiātus undervalued (ptp. of dépretiāre, in ML sp. dépreciāre), equiv. to L dé- de- + preti(um) price + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
de·pre·ci·at·ing·ly, adverb
de·pre·ci·a·tor, noun

—Synonyms 4. disparage, decry, minimize.
—Usage note 4. See deprecate.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
de·pre·ci·ate       (dĭ-prē'shē-āt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   de·pre·ci·at·ed, de·pre·ci·at·ing, de·pre·ci·ates

v.   tr.
  1. To lessen the price or value of.
  2. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle. See Synonyms at decry. See Usage Note at deprecate.

v.   intr.
To diminish in price or value.


[Medieval Latin dēpreciāre, dēpreciāt-, alteration of Latin dēpretiāre : dē-, de- + pretium, price; see per-5 in Indo-European roots.]

de·pre'ci·a'tor n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
depreciate 
1646, from L. depretiatus, pp. of depretiare, from de- "down" + pretium "price" (see price).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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depreciate

verb
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" [ant: appreciate] 

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Wallstreet Words - Cite This Source - Share This

depreciate

To reduce the value of a long-term tangible asset.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: de·pre·ci·ate
Pronunciation: di-'prE-shE-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
Function: transitive verb
: to subject to depreciation : lower the value of intransitive verb : to fall in value —compare APPRECIATE

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.

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