depreciated
/dɪˈpɹiːʃi.eɪtɪd/
depreciated is the simple past and past participle of depreciate.
Meaning of depreciate
Verb
depreciate (third-person singular simple present depreciates, present participle depreciating, simple past and past participle depreciated)
- To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
- […] which […] some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate.1678, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe
- Antonyms:
- appreciate, upvalue
- To decline in value over time.
- Synonyms:
- devalue
- Antonyms:
- appreciate
- To belittle or disparage.
- They depreciated him because he was the youngest on the team.
- Synonyms:
- badmouth, cut down to size, assassinate, asperse, backbite, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray
- Antonyms:
- aggrandize, big up, advance, dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, honor, nobilitate, prefer
Words formed from depreciated
Questions about depreciated
- What is depreciated the simple past and past participle of?
- Depreciated is the simple past and past participle of depreciate.
- How do you pronounce depreciated?
- Depreciated is pronounced /dɪˈpɹiːʃi.eɪtɪd/.
Words near depreciated in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: depreciated (page history and authors); depreciate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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