depreciating
depreciating is the present participle and gerund of depreciate.
Adjective
depreciating (comparative more depreciating, superlative most depreciating)
- That is declining in value.
- That degrades the value of something; deprecating.
- Gregson and Lestrade seemed to be far from satisfied by this assurance, or by the depreciating allusion to the detective police.1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, section VII
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
Forms of depreciating
| comparative | more depreciating |
|---|---|
| superlative | most depreciating |
Words formed from depreciating
Questions about depreciating
- What does depreciating mean?
- Depreciating means that is declining in value.
- What is depreciating the present participle and gerund of?
- Depreciating is the present participle and gerund of depreciate.
- What part of speech is depreciating?
- Depreciating is an adjective.
Words near depreciating in the dictionary
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