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Depreciate
dɪˈpriːʃieɪt
Depreciate definitions
verb
depreciate
depreciated
depreciates
depreciating
- diminish in value over a period of time
"the latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year"
- reduce the recorded value in a company's books of (an asset) each year over a predetermined period
"the computers would be depreciated at 50 per cent per annum"
- disparage or belittle (something)
"she was already depreciating her own aesthetic taste"
belittle disparage denigrate decry deprecate make light of treat lightly discredit underrate undervalue underestimate deflate detract from diminish minimize trivialize run down traduce defame