Depreciate — Defs

01 v. t. To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue.

imp. & p. p. Depreciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depreciating

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To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue.
“Which . . . some over-severe philosophers 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.

02 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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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.