depreciate
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Is depreciate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.Examples: "[…] which […] some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate."; "To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself."Synonyms: devalueAntonyms: appreciatetransitive
2. (intransitive) To decline in value over time.Synonyms: devalueAntonyms: appreciateintransitive
3. (transitive) To belittle or disparage.Examples: "They depreciated him because he was the youngest on the team."Antonyms: aggrandize, big uptransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary