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Word: Depreciate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in depreciate (sense 2)): from late Latin depreciat- ‘lowered in price, undervalued’, from the verb depreciare, from Latin de- ‘down’ + pretium ‘price’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈpriːʃɪeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
diminish in value over a period of time
Short Definition:diminish in value over period of time
Examples:- the latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year
Definition:
disparage or belittle (something)
Short Definition:disparage or belittle
Examples:- she was already depreciating her own aesthetic taste
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