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Added 9 October 2026

depreciate

/dɪˈpɹiːʃɪeɪt/ verb

In Latin: ēvīlescō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about depreciate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Belittle.
The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
Lower the value of something.
The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
Lose in value.
The dollar depreciated again

Origin

Inherited from Middle English depreciaten, borrowed from Late Latin dēpretiātus / dēpreciātus, perfect passive participle of dēpretiō / dēpreciō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + pretium (“price”) + -ō.

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